What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant / Falcon Health Center / Per Diem position at Wood Health Company LLC?
Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number – you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant / Falcon Health Center / Per Diem In collaboration with physicians and as privileged by the Medical Staff, manages the day to day, general, preventive care for acute, complex/chronically ill patients in the physician practice or impatient setting. Provides comprehensive initial and ongoing health assessments and physical examinations; determines diagnoses; plans, implements and evaluates effectiveness of treatments and interventions; orders and interprets diagnostic tests; prescribes and monitors effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents and interventions; provides relevant patient education; makes appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals and community agencies. Demonstrates critical thinking/clinical reasoning in decision making to facilitate the delivery of safe, quality, timely, compassionate, and cost-effective care to the patient populations within the areas of responsibility. Effectively communicates and collaborates with staff, directors, physicians, administration, other healthcare team members as well as with the community.Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
Participates in patient care delivery either directly or indirectly.
Performs and documents initial and ongoing complete (medical, mental, physical, and psychosocial) history and physical examinations, assess health status, diagnose any potential issues for patients.
Orders, collects, and/or reviews patient data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information (e.g. laboratory, radiological), and procedures where indicated for adults and children.
Collaborates with the physician(s), and other members of the healthcare team in making diagnoses of conditions.
Formulates appropriate differential diagnoses by priority based on patient’s history, physician examination, review of systems, clinical findings, diagnostic tests.
Minimum Requirements:
Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program.
Current DEA certification/license for the State of Ohio required.
Current American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider CPR (BLS) certification required.
BWC Certified
Benefit Summary:
Join our team, and you’ll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state-of-the-art technology. You’ll also interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.
We’ll also reward your hard work with:
- Great health, dental and vision plans
- Competitive wages
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Generous short term and long-term disability plans
- Employer-matched 403(b)
- Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan.
- Vacation and Holiday time.
- Generous tuition reimbursement
- And a lot more!
