Job Posting
FULL TIME APRN OR MID-LEVEL PA - ER
Seeking a APRN OR MID-LEVEL PA
An acute care or family practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Mid-level PA (Physician's Assistant) may provide direct patient care including gathering detailed history and performing physical exams. The APRN or Mid-level PA may work in inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, and or family practice clinic care, and may speak with patients about their conditions, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and work with patients, families, and physicians to establish care plans.
Essential duties, functions, responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to, and other duties, functions, and responsibilities may be added:
●Speak with patients to better understand their concerns, needs, conditions, and medical histories
●Admitting, discharging, and doing scheduled rounds to check on patients
●Performing examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and going over results with patients or the physician, if necessary
●Establishing care or condition management plans, including prescribing medications or other treatments
●Educating the patient and family members about medical conditions and courses of action
●Keeping records regarding patient history, condition, treatments, and progress
●Alerting physicians when conditions worsen or if abnormalities arise · Request consultation or referral with other health care providers, such as physicians and clinics
●Actively maintain knowledge of current medical research and trends
●May participate in the on-call program, which may include working nights, holidays, and weekends
●Any other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Education:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
●Graduate degree from an accredited nursing school, such as a Master of Science in nursing
●Current license to practice as a nurse practitioner in Kansas
●Necessary specialty certification
●Comprehensive knowledge of acute conditions, diagnostics, and treatments
●Strong leadership skills, self-confidence, and ability to remain calm in stressful situations
●Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
●Excellent verbal and written communication skills
●Exceptional active listening skills
●Passionate and committed to providing high quality, sympathetic care, and service to patients
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and 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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, taste, and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Occasional exposure to injury to combative or abusive patients may occur. Most work is inside of the building except when assisting a patient in or out of a vehicle, assisting ambulance personnel to load or unload a patient, or assisting a patient in or out of CT.
This job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the team member holding this position. Staff is required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related responsibilities as requested by management. Caldwell Regional Medical Center has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the team member’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors, managers, directors, or officers as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and Caldwell Regional Medical Center reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the team member to perform, as Caldwell Regional Medical Center may deem appropriate.
You can also send your resume via email to rmccaleb@crmcks.com.
Contact Information
Rachelle McCaleb - Human Resources
Administration
761 W 175th St S
Caldwell, KS 67022
Email: rmccaleb@crmcks.com
Phone: 620-845-6492 |
