APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Surgical Oncology

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Facility Sanford Broadway Clinic

Location Fargo, ND Address 737 Broadway N Fargo, ND 58102 USA

Shift Day Job Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40.00

Job Summary The Physician Assistant (PA) provides expert clinical guidance in a specialized field and coordinates patient care quality initiatives. This role will require varying shifts on-call rotations, including nights and weekends as needed. Provides service to patients in acute, short, and long-term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.

Responsibilities

• Obtains a thorough medical history from patients and dependent on patient population and setting.
• Performs an examination and/or assessment to determine patients needs.
• With other healthcare professionals, analyzes and interprets information collected from patient medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop and establish an appropriate diagnosis.
• Acknowledges and demonstrates the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients when necessary.
• Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care.
• Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost, as legally authorized if necessary, to aid recovery and manage pain.
• Maintains complete and detailed records of patients health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.
• Consults with or refers patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
• Provides patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
• Counsels patients and family members about self-management, prevention, and treatment plans for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients individual circumstances.
• May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed.
• Conducts research into the area of specialty and uses findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice guidelines into care.
• Maintains current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices, including reimbursement of services.
• Keeps abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems, such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources, as applicable.
• Demonstrates extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices, and techniques.

Qualifications

• Masters or Baccalaureate degree
• Associates or Nursing Degree, if training prior to 1994
• Successful completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors

Schedule

• Monday to Friday, call shifts
• Holidays (number of weekends and holidays to be determined)
• Clinic, hospital rounds, and assistance in the OR
• New Grads will be considered
• Position duties include seeing patients in the clinic, rounding on hospitalized patients, assisting in the OR, and helping with call
• Team currently consists of 3 Surgical Oncologists
• PA will work with 2-3 Surgical Oncologists to support the practice
• Required FTE: 1.0

Requirements

• Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for at least 30 patients in the past twelve months or completion of an ARC-PA approved program in the past twelve months
• Successful completion of the national certifying examination and current certification given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances

Benefits Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Work-life balance benefits
• A generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance

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Sanford is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) and a Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talents@sanfordhealth.org.

Sanford Health has a Drug-Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Practice Details This position will support the practice of Surgical Oncology. Time will be spent seeing patients in clinic as well as assisting in the OR. This role includes some after-hours call and potential for rounding and OR support on evenings and weekends.

Req Number: R-0230714 Job Function: Advanced Practice Provider Featured: No Specialty: General Surgery Visas Accepted: NA