Advanced Practice Provider - Walk-in Care - Per Diem bei None
None · Saint Johnsbury, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Saint Johnsbury
Are you a compassionate, skilled clinician looking to make an immediate impact in your community? Our Express Care team is seeking a dedicated Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to deliver high-quality, same-day care to patients of all ages. In this role, you’ll provide timely, mission-driven care in a fast-paced environment where teamwork and patient well-being come first. If you’re passionate about improving access to care and thrive in a collaborative setting, we’d love to have you join us.
Job Summary:
The Advanced Practice Provider provides comprehensive, high-quality primary care services to a diverse patient population, particularly in underserved communities. This includes diagnosing and treating acute
and chronic illnesses, performing physical exams, ordering and interpreting tests, prescribing medications, and educating patients on health management.
This is a per diem role in our St Johnsbury, VT Express Care clinic.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
MEDICAL CARE
Direct Patient Care
• Provide primary care, treatment, and health education for patients within the scope of practice as defined by State law, supervising physician guidelines, and clinic protocols. Such treatment will emphasize continuity of care, health promotion, and disease prevention, and will include, but not be limited to health history, physical examination, acute and chronic care, and the prescribing and/or dispensing of required medical therapeutics.
• Document the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care through the use and maintenance of problem oriented medical records.
• Perform or order laboratory tests as per clinic protocols and CLIA guidelines
• Review laboratory test results and other medically related reports on a regular basis, following up on abnormal results.
• Review and return patient phone calls as appropriate.
Referrals
• Refer patients as appropriate and necessary for specialty and/or supportive care and testing,
The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Position Qualifications
Education:
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant, Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Licensed in the State of Vermont.
• Certified by a relevant National Certification Examination.
• DEA License appropriate for scope of practice as defined by State law and clinic protocols.
Experience:
• Experience or training in a primary care medical practice setting.
• If an Adult or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, minimum one-year experience in a clinical practice providing care to all age groups.
Knowledge and Ability:
• Able to work within a team concept, maintaining positive and constructive interactions with the public and with staff at all levels of the organization.
• Must have proficiency in computer skills including, but not limited to email functions, spreadsheets, document processing and Electronic Medical Records.
• Must maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Typical Physical Demands:
• Requires full range of body motion including handling
• and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Requires normal visual acuity and hearing.
• Requires exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
• Requires working under stress in emergency situations during irregular hours.
