What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Medical Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner position at Rehabilitation Associates?
Position Overview:
Rehabilitation Associates is at the forefront of revolutionizing post-acute care in Maine by focusing on an interdisciplinary team approach. This role, crucial within our team, involves managing acute medical issues for short-term rehabilitation patients and chronic conditions for the long-term care population. We offer a supportive work environment designed to promote work-life balance, eliminating traditional burdensome responsibilities. This includes no call duties, a fixed three-day workweek (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) with daytime responsibilities from 8 AM to 5 PM only. Documentation can be occasionally done from home, providing further flexibility.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
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Rehabilitation Associates is at the forefront of revolutionizing post-acute care in Maine by focusing on an interdisciplinary team approach. This role, crucial within our team, involves managing acute medical issues for short-term rehabilitation patients and chronic conditions for the long-term care population. We offer a supportive work environment designed to promote work-life balance, eliminating traditional burdensome responsibilities. This includes no call duties, a fixed three-day workweek (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) with daytime responsibilities from 8 AM to 5 PM only. Documentation can be occasionally done from home, providing further flexibility.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct Patient Examinations:Perform thorough examinations, obtain medical histories, and assess the health status of patients
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services:Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests; prescribe medications and manage treatment plans
- Consultation and Referrals:Consult with physicians on complex cases and coordinate appropriate specialty referrals
- Patient and Family Counseling:Provide guidance on preventive health care and manage patient and family education to enhance understanding of treatment plans
- Triage and Patient Communication:Handle patient calls, evaluate concerns, and triage effectively to ensure timely medical responses
- Documentation and Reporting:Maintain comprehensive medical records and develop status reports to track patient progress
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration:Actively participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care, treatment modifications, and progress
- Facility Metrics Meetings:Engage in monthly meetings to discuss key facility metrics, including rehospitalization rates and acute care transfer rates, to improve facility outcomes and patient care
- Short-term rehabilitation facilities
- Long-term care facilities
- Sub-acute care facilities
- Active Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner License (Required)
- In person with some remote documentation flexibility
- Minimum two years of experience as a PA/NP, preferably in an acute, subacute, or rehabilitation setting
- Salary:$120,000per year
- Benefits:
- 401(k) with matching
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Patient Care Excellence:Provide exceptional care by integrating advanced clinical skills with a compassionate approach to patient interactions
- Leadership and Team Collaboration:Demonstrate leadership by guiding and supporting team members and contributing to an environment that fosters professional growth and effective team dynamics
- Outcome-Focused:Participate in the development and implementation of strategies to meet or exceed facility metrics, focusing on patient outcomes and satisfaction
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Salary : $120,000
