Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Cardiology (0.6 FTE)

HealthPartners; Apple Valley (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SEIUHealthCare Minnesota and Iowa Represented seeks a Physician Assistant to deliver patient care under physician supervision. Responsibilities include history taking, physical exams, and contributing to medical status reports while upholding standards of care.

Qualified candidates will hold an accredited PA program degree, Minnesota PA license, NCCPA certification, and ideally be a member of a PA association. Position involves direct patient care in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant training program.
• Current Minnesota PA license.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Active member in professional PA association preferred.
• Approved or eligible for approval by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice for prescription-writing privileges.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing patient care under supervising physician.
• Document pertinent data in medical records.
• Perform routine physical examinations and history taking.
• Develop medical status reports and tentative diagnoses under supervision.
• Initiate therapy and prescribed medications as permitted.

Skills

Clinical skills

Medical terminology

Team collaboration

Education

Physician Assistant program degree

Job description

SEIUHealthCare Minnesota and Iowa Represented

JobDescription

HR Date: 1/30/2007

Job Code: 120720

PositionTitle: Physician AssistantCertified Unit: IV

Department: Varies

Reporting Structure: ProfessionalKnowledge: PhysicianPreceptor
ClinicalSkills: ProfessionalPractice Consulting: Administration: ClinicManager and Department Head

QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED:

• Graduate of an accreditedformal physician assistant training program.
• Current Minnesota PA license.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Active member in professionalPA association preferred.
• Approved or eligible forapproval by the Minnesota Board of Medical practice for prescriptionwriting privileges.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant must possess bodymobility, coordinated dexterity of hands, ears and eyes. Mustpossess sensory acuity and verbal ability.

POSITION PURPOSE:

Service excellence is to becentered on patient care and patient relationships and is theresponsibility of all employees. Teamwork is the norm and allemployees will be held accountable to work as effective team members.Assume delegated medical activities from supervising physician.This may include physical examination, history taking, developingcomprehensive medical status reports, formulating a tentative medicaldiagnosis and initiating therapy under medical supervision.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Document pertinent data inacceptable medical form.
2. Perform or assist in routinelaboratory or governing techniques as identified in the supervisory agreement on file with the board of Medical Practice.
3. Treat common childhooddiseases.
4. Assist in the follow-up ofgeriatric disorders referred to you by physicians.
5. Prescribe medications forsymptoms and temporary pain relief (if eligible).
6. Perform routine therapeuticprocedures (i.e., injections, debridement, foreign body removal fromskin surfaces, removal of sutures, casting or splinting of sprains,I & D of superficial skin infections) as identified in the supervisory agreement referenced above.
7. Assist with patient / memberhealth maintenance activities.
8. Assist the physician ininstituting emergency measures and treatment.
9. Other activities identifiedin the supervisory agreement referenced above.