APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Family Medicine | Sanford Careers
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Facility: Rock Rapids Clinic
Location: Rock Rapids, IA
Address: 104 Buncombe Dr, Rock Rapids, IA 51246, USA
Shift: 10 Hours - Rotating Shifts
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Join a strong medical team consisting of 1 MD & 3 APP'S. This is a fast-paced, robust clinic with strong community support.
Job Summary
The Physician Assistant (PA) provides expert clinical guidance in a specialized field and coordinates patient care quality initiatives. Responsibilities include:
- Providing service to patients in acute, short, and long-term care settings.
- Obtaining thorough medical histories and performing examinations to determine patient needs.
- Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to analyze and interpret patient information for diagnosis.
- Formulating treatment plans and prescribing medications as legally authorized.
- Maintaining complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans.
- Consulting with or referring patients to specialists when necessary.
- Providing health information to promote wellness and prevent disease.
- Conducting research into areas of specialty to improve patient care.
Qualifications
- Master’s or Baccalaureate degree (Associate’s 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).
- Demonstrated current competence in providing care for at least 30 patients in the past twelve months or completion of an ARC-PA approved program within the last twelve months.
- Current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances.
Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 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 talent@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.
Req Number: R-0198916
Job Function: Advanced Practice Provider
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