Nurse Practitioner / Physican Assistant- Urgent Care Float (30 Hours Per Week)
Company: Kaiser
Location: Beaverton
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Job Summary: Provide high quality urgent/emergent health care to
Kaiser Permanente members in a cost effective manner in accordance
with accepted professional practice standards. Essential
Responsibilities:
- Provide high quality health care through direct assessment,
diagnoses, 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;
performing minor surgery. Perform health maintenance services,
including patient education. Refer patients for specialty
consultations. Arrange for admission to hospital when needed for
appropriate care following appropriate standards of practice.
Document in writing all care in the 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 as
required, and state licensing guidelines.
- Coordinate, develop and organize patient or department services
or programs. Examples include, but are not limited to: Assist in
developing department protocols. Coordinate CME activities for
department. Develop written patient education materials. Provide
in-service training. Proctor PA /NP students. Chair or participate
on committees such as redesign and patient flow, triage
criteria.
- Performs other duties as requested. Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum (1) one year of Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care or
broad-based Family Practice within the last 5 years. Education
- Graduate of AMA-approved PA training program, or graduate of
ANA-approved NP training program 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 before hire. Additional
Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post
hire.
- Nurse Practitioner License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND
Nurse Practitioner National Certificate AND Registered Nurse
License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse
License (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Advanced
Registered Nurse Practitioner Certificate - Prescriptive Authority
(Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Schedule II Prescription
Privileges Certificate (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
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support required at hire
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support required at hire
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Drug Enforcement Administration Registration Additional
Requirements:
- Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases and
injuries in patients of all ages; familiarity with less common
diseases and injuries in patients of all ages.
- Working knowledge of State health care laws, licensing board
regulations and controlled substance regulations. Important to know
limitations and when to refer patients.
- Ability to asses, diagnose and effectively treat common medical
diseases and injuries in patients of all ages.
- Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see
large volume of patients, and to interface with multiple providers
and support staff.
- Strong minor surgery and procedural skills (examples:
laceration repair in children and adult, abscess incision and
drain, soft tissue/joint injections, fracture reductions, slit lamp
use).
- Excellent communication with team members and patients.
- Team player. Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care or broad-based
Family Practice within the last five (5) years.
- EKG interpretation experience
- X-ray interpretation experience
- Graduate of AMA-approved PA training program.
- ANA-approved NP training Program.Notes:
- AC FLOAT position. Potential to travel to CPK, Interstate, Mt.
Talbert, North Landcaster or Longview WA. PrimaryLocation :
Oregon,Beaverton,Beaverton Medical/Dental Offices 4855 SW Western
AHoursPerWeek : 30Shift : DayWorkdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri,
Sat, SunWorkingHoursStart : 10:00 AMWorkingHoursEnd : 07:00 PMJob
Schedule : Part-timeJob Type : StandardEmployee Status :
RegularEmployee Group/Union Affiliation : W05 AFT Local 5017Job
Level : Individual ContributorJob Category : Nursing Licensed &
Nurse PractitionersDepartment : BEAVERTON MED & DENTAL OFFICE -
Urgent Care-NP/PA - 1008Travel : Yes, 50 % of the TimeKaiser
Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse
and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including
pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital
status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity,
veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing
characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected
status.
Keywords: Kaiser, Hillsboro , Nurse Practitioner / Physican Assistant- Urgent Care Float (30 Hours Per Week), Healthcare , Beaverton, Oregon
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