PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER - FILL IN
Company: Marimn Health
Location: Spokane
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Come work for Marimn Health - voted one of the Best Places to
Work in the Inland Northwest in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 AND 2022 and
Modern Healthcare's Family Friendliest Employer in 2020! Fantastic
benefits, flexible schedules, paid holidays and ability to choose
vacation times! Your employer paid benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, Prescription, and Vision for employee and all
legal dependents.
- 401(k) plan with 5% employer match after 1 year of
employment.
- Employee Life insurance plan of $100,000 + the employee's
annual earnings.
- Short and long term disability.
- Generous PTO with the ability to earn additional personal days.
Please note that this position is in Plummer, ID. Carpool
opportunities are available. QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of an
approved physician assistant/nurse practitioner program of
instruction is required. Knowledge of general medicine, minor
orthopedics and minor surgical procedures required. Ability to work
successfully with other health care professionals, patients and
members of the community. Ability to provide care in a culturally
sensitive manner in a teamwork environment. Able to practice
without an on-site physician. ACLS & PALS certification is
required, with knowledge of acute trauma management. Solid oral and
written skills. Maintain at all times a current and active
certification by the NCCPA as a Physician Assistant or Board of
Nursing as an NP. Maintain a current and active license to practice
as a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner in the state of Idaho.
ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Hearing: within normal limits with or without use of corrective
hearing devices.
- Vision: adequate to read 12-point type with or without use of
corrective lenses.
- Must be able to verbally interact with staff, clients and
public.
- Manual dexterity of hands/fingers for writing and data
entry.
- Able to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Standing 50% of the day.
- Walking 25% of the day.
- Pushing up to 30 lbs.
- Pulling up to 20 lbs. RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides comprehensive health care in multiple settings to
Indian and non-Indian patients served by Marimn Health.
- Provides after hours telephone coverage as scheduled.
- Evaluates situations, which call for emergency medical
procedures or require physician intervention.
- Evaluates and treats acute injuries, including injections,
subcutaneous local anesthesia, apply and remove casts for severe
sprains and fractures, suture superficial wounds, remove sutures
and treat/dress wounds.
- Responsible for diagnosis and treatment of conditions within
the scope of practice.
- Evaluates patients including obtaining medical history and
physical exam. Orders and interprets appropriate lab and x-ray
data. Under the supervision of a physician (either direct or
indirect) and within guidelines established by protocols and
standing orders, diagnose patient conditions, prescribe
medications, order tests, discriminate between normal and abnormal
finding and provide treatment and therapy. This includes initiating
appropriate referrals to other health care providers.
- Obtains appropriate consults from specialists when needed.
- Legibly documents all patient visits as soon as possible or
within 24 hours following that encounter. Medical records are not
to be taken off the premises.
- Responsible for attending medical staff meetings, in addition
to general staff, provider/nurse and other meetings as assigned.
Assists in functions associated with Quality Assurance.
- Direct patient care issues always take priority.
- Attempts to use agreed upon formulary and works closely with
pharmacy to prevent medication errors.
- Along with assigned nurse assure that ongoing clinic audit
information is recorded during patient appointment. (Providers are
responsible for checking that nursing complete documentation and
flow sheets.)
- Schedule has 25 twenty minute slots for patients in 10-hour
work day as agreed in compensation package or equivalent if 8-hour
days. RVU Base expectation = 780 per quarter. Additional
compensation available beyond Base Threshold.
- Willing to serve on committees requiring a provider at Medical
Directors' instruction.
- Checks with other teams at end of day to make sure all patients
are seen.
- QI activities as assigned by the Medical Director.
- Uses EMR to accurately document each patient encounter.
Documentation must be completed within 72 hours of the encounter.
Encounters and tasks are expected to be complete prior to any
extended leave.
- Will participate in periodic peer review.
- Other duties as assigned. PM22PI200527133
Keywords: Marimn Health, Spokane , PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTITIONER - FILL IN, Other , Spokane, Washington
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...