Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Hospitalist

Work Shift

Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Avera St Mary's Hospital

Regular

• Physician Assistant (PA) – Must be licensed and qualified to practice in the state based on assignment.
• Federal Drug Administration – Must be licensed and qualified to practice in the state or federally based on state of practice.
• Certified Physician Assistant – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) – Must be licensed and qualified upon hire.

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of moving health forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

Provides appropriate medical care to all patients by assessing physical, psychological, and social dimensions of patients to develop a plan of care.

• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients according to medical staff approved protocol and acceptable standards of practice.
• Provide medical services and health education to patients and family members. Effectively contribute to the health education of individuals and groups and apply appropriate methods designed to increase each person’s motivation to assume responsibility for their own health care.
• Consult and collaborate with the physician in assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients.
• Perform necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures according to written, approved protocols and appropriate licensing and administrative authorities.
• Interpret information gathered during the diagnostic process and consult with the physician as appropriate regarding abnormal health assessment findings to establish an appropriate plan of care.
• Assure that appropriate referrals are made for patients.
• Provide quality care for patients, demonstrate appropriate health, safety, and aseptic practices. Recognize and react appropriately to environmental safety factors related to patient care. Effectively provide patient instruction related to the environment of care and safety standards.
• Effectively contribute to the development and attainment of physician practice goals.
• Practice according to written, approved protocols and appropriate licensing and administrative authorities. Understand, apply, and support practice policies, procedures, goals, and standards.
• Maintain patient records and accurate information.

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily, including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

• Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) – Board of Nursing. Must be licensed and qualified to practice in the state based on assignment.
• Federal Drug Administration – US Department of Justice. Must be licensed and qualified based on state of practice.
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Board of Nursing. Must have an active license in the state of practice.

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinate workflow with other team members, and ensure a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and…