Physician Assistant​/Pediatrics​/Tennessee​/Locum Tenens​/Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Primary Care

Position: Physician Assistant / Pediatrics / Tennessee / Locum Tenens / Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Primary Care -

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Organization:

Wmson Primary Care N Providers

Job Summary:

The Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team in an ambulatory Primary Care and Internal Medicine practice setting to provide care to individuals and families across the lifespan. The APP has didactic education, clinical competency, and national certification in the identified area of clinical practice, enabling the delivery of preventative healthcare for individuals and families and the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic illness.

Primary Care APPs demonstrate an ongoing commitment to patient-centered care and partner with individuals and families to promote engagement and shared decision-making to ensure optimal health, well-being, and self-management of disease processes. The APP demonstrates evidence-based medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and life-long professional development and competency validation.

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Position

Hours:

• Days (8am - 5pm)

• Monday through Friday

• No Clinic on Weekends or Holidays

Location: 2105 Edward Curd Lane, Franklin, TN 37067

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.

• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.

• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.

• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.

• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.

• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;

• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;

• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;

• Facilitates the patient?s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Professionalism (Advanced):
  Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society. Participates in medical center committees, professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced):
  Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams. Communicates practice knowledge effectively both orally and in writing.

• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced):
  Demonstrates the use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate and improve patient care practices. Anticipates variations in practice and is proactive in implementing interventions to improve quality. Uses best available evidence to continuously improve quality of clinical practice. Generates…