APP (NP/PA) - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Chuck Dawley

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is seeking a candidate to work with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation service to care for patients in the outpatient setting.



Evaluation (30%)
Takes comprehensive physical exams and performs exams that are accurate, complete, concise, relevant to the appropriate age, gender, and clinical problems to provide health assessment and screen for abnormal conditions.


Treatment (30%)
Orders appropriate diagnostic studies and correctly interprets results. Facilitates timely referrals and coordinated care among all members of the healthcare team. Determine, plan and initiate treatment appropriate treatment.


Patient and Family/Caregiver Interaction (20%)
Counsels and educates patients and families with excellence in compassion and the patient-centered approach at the bedside. Instruct and counsel patients and families on treatment plans and home care. Serves as an advocate for patients and families in navigating the health care system. Provides timely communication to inbasket messages as appropriate. Professionally communicate with diverse populations including physicians, employees, patients and families.

Medical Records (10%)
Documents full evaluation and assessment and plan accurately. Document and bills patient encounters according to MUSC billing guides. Closes patient encounters/notes according to bylaws/rules/regs for direct care provided. Maintain confidentiality of all patient records.


Professional Responsibility/Scope of Practice (5%)
Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization. APRN or PA must maintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, and scope of practice/practice agreement, as required by applicable policies and state law.


Professional Growth (5%)
Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education. (i.e., weekly department conference, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality). Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice. Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research. Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members.

Entity

MUSC Health Partners (MHP)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004079 CFC COMM PM&R Mt. Pleasant Community PM&R CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

DELIVERING. INNOVATING. TEACHING. INSPIRING. 
Just a few of the reasons why you should join the team that is CHANGING WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
 
Entity/Organization: MHP
Job Title: MUSCP Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA)

Job Summary/ Purpose: Seeking a certified APRN or PA who are enthusiastic about a career in pain medicine. Applicants should be clinically proficient, highly functional members of the pain care team. Previous experience working in pain management is preferred, but not required.
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried/Exempt 

Hours per week: 40 hours per week

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (no holidays, no weekends)
Patient Population Focus: Outpatient
Patient Population Age Range
18 years-death 

Required Minimum Training: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.
APRN License Type/Certification: 
•    AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting. 
•    FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan. 
•    Preferred Training and Experience
Preferred Training: Physician Assistant (PA) or if APRN as noted below.
•    AGACNP/ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.) 
Preferred Experience: if APRN, completion of a fellowship in Pain Management 
Degree of Supervision: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.
Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations
All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:
Basic Life Support (BLS).
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) 
DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.
Job Duties (list job tasks)
Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:
•    Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations
•    Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline
•    Performs the following therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and proficiency as approved by the Clinical Division Chief 
o    Various operative surgical assistant tasks including proper patient positioning, retracting, suturing, irrigating, local anesthetic injection, wound closure techniques and wound dressing application
o    Intrathecal pump refills and reprogramming
o    Removal of neurostimulator leads
o    Basic postoperative surgical wound care including suture removal
o    Trigger point injections
o    Joint injections
o    Occipital and other superficial peripheral nerve blocks
o    Staple removal, joint aspiration, seroma aspiration
•    Initiates referrals to other health care provides, and/or consults with the attending physician or the collaborating physician
•    Documents and bills for direct care provided
•    Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice
•    Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research
•    Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization
•    Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education
•    Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members
•    APRN or PA must maintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, etc. as required by applicable policies and state law
 
Physical Requirements: Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces. 
 

Additional Job Description

Graduation from an approved Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessor agencies. Must be licensed in the state of South Carolina, and certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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