Nurse Practitioner/PA Float - Family Medicine

Swope Health Services; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (including HSA)

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

AD&D

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Account

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Swope Health Services in Kansas City, MO, seeks a compassionate Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Family Medicine) to float between clinics and provide general health assessments, treatment, and follow-up per scope and guidelines.

The successful candidate will conduct health assessments for adults (and select pediatric cases), collaborate with physicians, and educate patients while coordinating with SHS departments and community partners.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing or Doctoral degree.
• Graduated from an accredited Physician Assistant educational program.
• Registered Nurse in Missouri and Kansas with an ARNP/PA license.
• Completion of a recognized nurse practitioner program in Pediatrics or Family Medicine in a university-based or university-affiliated setting.
• Ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to function as part of a team.
• Licensure through the National Council Licensure Examination.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health assessments on adult patients (and pediatric patients if within the scope of practice) with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Develop an impression of diagnosis and a treatment plan in collaboration with the physician.
• Conduct health education/counseling/prevention of individual patients/groups at Swope Health Services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient staffing.
• Coordinate/collaborate with Swope Health Services departments and community service organizations as required by funding agencies.
• Responsible for integrating healthcare and health education in the Continuum of Care process.
• Order/perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
• Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education and counseling.
• Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
• Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies/procedures and/or third party payers

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Patient education

Cultural competency

Education

MSN or Doctoral degree

Accredited PA program graduate

RN license in MO/KS (ARNP/PA)

NP program in Pediatrics or Family Medicine

Job description

Swope Health Services in Kansas City, MO, seeks a compassionate Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (Family Medicine) to float between clinics and provide general health assessments, treatment, and follow-up per scope and guidelines.

The successful candidate will conduct health assessments for adults (and select pediatric cases), collaborate with physicians, and educate patients while coordinating with SHS departments and community partners.