What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Provider position at Valley Medical?
Job Overview: At Valley Medical and Wellness, it is our mission to improve quality of life for those suffering from chronic pain or afflicted with addiction. Both pain and addiction can have detrimental effects on every aspect of our lives. We work closely with patients to identify the problem, set treatment goals, and put methods into place to achieve those goals.
Primary Responsibility:
Evaluation
- Obtain medical history from patients
- Perform evaluation, delineate problems, record and present data
Monitoring
- Assist in provision of continuity of care
- Record progress notes
Diagnostics
- Interpret and evaluate patient data
- Order and/or perform diagnostic procedures
Therapeutics
- Perform routine procedures
- Develop and implement patient management plans
- Counseling
Instruct and counsel patients regarding the following:
- Emotional problems
- Prescribed therapeutic regimes
Referral
- Facilitate the referral of patient to other health care providers and specialists when appropriate
Counseling
- Instruct and counsel patients regarding emotional problems and prescribed therapeutic regimes
Preferred Skills and Knowledge:
- Demonstrated clinical expertise with patients with complex medical issues of all age groups
- Skills normally expected to diagnose and treat.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to coordinate patient care in multiple settings
- Ability to work independently
- Flexibility in job responsibilities
- Strong collaborative background
Required Education, Experience and Credentials:
- Master’s degree as an adult or family NP, or in Physician Assistant Studies.
- Current MN license as either a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
- Current board certification
- Current DEA certification
- Current ACLS
Additional Position Details: (hours, locations, commute)
- Full-time, Monday-Thursday, can add Fridays based on FTE
- Day Shift; No on-call or weekends
- We provide a competitive benefits package including health, life and disability insurance, 401K with profit sharing, PTO, paid holidays, CME allowance and flex spending plan
