Advanced Practice Provider (PA, NP)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Advanced Practice Provider manages the medical care of their patients at Blue Stone Health & Wellness.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following are all to be performed according to the National Standard of Care

1. Urgent Care services as needed

2. Fill in provider schedule as needed

3. Provide competent medical management of patient care

4. Examine, diagnose, and treat patients

5. Document carefully, accurately, and thoroughly all patient encounters in the EHR

6. Order medications, treatments, etc. as needed

7. Order and interpret routine laboratory and other diagnostic tests and X-rays as needed

8. Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients, parents, or

guardians as applicable

9. Monitor patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluates treatment as necessary

10. Refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary

11. Provide counseling, education, and instructions to patients according to their needs

12. Provider charting should be completed within 24 hours from patient encounter

13. Medication Refills and all other physician tasks should be processed within 24 hours

14. Each provider is responsible to take call for their own patients after hours. If provider will be out of

town or unavailable, it is their responsibility to arrange coverage with another provider

15. All physicians must participate in Mid-level Provider supervision, as able

16. Maintain patient confidentiality, following HIPAA regulations

17. Abide by Blue Stone Health & Wellness policies and procedures

18. Follow corporate compliance standards, carefully avoiding all forms of Medicare/Medicaid fraud

and abuse

19. Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education and licensure: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Valid and current license in the state of CA

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, complete short correspondence, and

memos.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform mathematical skills necessary for medication administration, and

other skills as needed.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Interpersonal skills: Demonstrate high level of interpersonal and communication skills necessary to

consistently interact with patients, patient’s family, and staff members in a professional manner. The

provider should be able to deal with unhappy patients or difficult situations, and always be professional

and courteous.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this

job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and

arms, talk, and hear. The employee may also be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific

vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,

depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.