Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Fertility

Kaiser Permanente; West Linn (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oregon seeks a Clinician to float across NW Region service areas, providing adult Primary Care coverage for short-term needs and for other clinicians' panels.

You will assess and manage patient care, perform histories and exams, order and interpret tests, educate patients, and document in the permanent medical record in accordance with state licensing guidelines and hospital protocols.

Qualifications

• Graduate of ANA-approved NP or AMA-approved PA training program or equivalent requirements to meet State licensure.
• License, Certification, Registration: Credentials from primary and secondary states required at hire and post hire.
• RN license (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND NP certification; RN license (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND ARNP license (Washington) within 6 months of hire OR PA license (Oregon) within 6 months and PA-NC and WA license within 6 months.
• DEA Registration and National Provider Identifier required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat common medical diseases and injuries.
• Perform histories and physicals; order, interpret, and follow up on diagnostic studies; order medications.
• Provide health maintenance services and patient education.
• Refer patients for specialty consultations or difficult problems.
• Document all care in patient records per standards.
• Coordinate or develop patient or department services or programs.

Education

NP/PA credential

Multi-state licensure eligibility

NP/PA licensure requirements

Job description

Job Summary

Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost effect manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards. This Clinician floats to all service areas in the NW Region, works in adult Primary Care covering for other Clinician panels and/or for short term (three months or less) needs in the MOB.

Essential Responsibilities

Provide high-quality health care through direct assessment, diagnosis, and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for patients with common acute and chronic illnesses and injuries (may include performing histories and physicals; ordering, interpreting, and following up on diagnostic studies; ordering medications). Perform health maintenance services, including patient education, for well members. Refer patients for specialty consultations or difficult problems. Document in writing all care in patients permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards. Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), and State licensing guidelines for Oregon & Washington. Coordinate, develop or organize patient or department services or programs.

• Assist in developing NP/PA Float protocols.
• Develop written patient education materials.
• Provide in-service training.
• Chair or participate on committees such as Breastfeeding Task Force, Regional Controlled substance Abuse Committee, etc.
• Participate in NP/PA Meeting.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Basic Qualifications

• Graduate of ANA-approved NP or AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees) or equivalent requirements to meet State licensure.
• License, Certification, Registration This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Nurse Practitioner National Certificate AND Registered Nurse License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Nurse Practitioner License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire OR
• Physician Assistant License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Physician Assistant National Certificate AND Physician Assistant License (Washington) within 6 months of hire
• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements

• Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical diseases and injuries.
• Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
• Compact License is acceptable in lieu of a Washington RN license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in Adult Medicine Family Practice or Internal Medicine; familiarity with less common diseases.
• Working knowledge of State health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
• Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.