Number of Job Openings Available:
1
Date Posted:
March 20, 2024
Department:
Orthopedic Urgent Care
Shift:
Shift Length:
8 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
40
Union Contract:
Non-Union
Weekend Rotation:
Other
Job Summary:
Provides help with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments, and consultations as part of a Physician/Physician Assistant team. Works in both inpatient and outpatient situations and can perform independently or as part of a treatment team. Serves as an educator, case manager, consultant to staff and multidisciplinary health care team.
Key Position Details:
Seeking advanced practice provider to work in an urgent care setting, providing direct patient care to individuals, via in-person and virtual encounters. Focus is on the diagnosis and management of acute or urgent musculoskeletal/orthopedic issues, with secondary specialization in illness/injury prevention, conservative rehabilitation and counseling on the appropriateness of non-surgical vs surgical intervention. NP or PA would function as part of an integrated care team to manage care and disposition of patient needs. Opportunity to help develop and grow a novel model for delivery of orthopedic care.
Job Description:
Principle Responsibilities
- Provides clinical care for patients
- Completes comprehensive patient assessments.
- Determines diagnosis and treatment of illness.
- Orders and interprets medical diagnostics in Tandem with attending physician.
- Prescribes medications, treatments, therapy and medical equipment.
- Conducts patient education when working to manage chronic illness or wellness care.
- Refers for specialty care when determined.
- Consults with physician when patient needs outside of Physician Assistant scope of practice, diagnosis or treatment plan is unclear.
- Participates in health care team
- Promotes communication within the team and other interdisciplinary health care staff.
- Acts as a resource to members of the team.
- Collaborates with hospital staff by consulting and rounding on patients.
- Works with primary care team for program development.
- Participates in research activities when opportunities are available.
- Acts as liaison with outside agencies as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program required and
- 0 to 2 years experience post Physician Assistant training preferred
- Licensed Physician Assistant - MN Board of Medical Practice required upon hire
- BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 180 Days
- Certification as Physician Assistant - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants upon hire required
- Drug Enforcement Administration upon hire required
Physical Demands
Medium Work:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently