LOS Urgent Care Provider (NP​/PA)

• Assesses patient health status including state of wellness, compliance with care plan and determines appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures,
• Provides acute and chronic patient care including taking histories, doing physicals, monitoring therapies, giving injections and medications, suturing wounds.
• Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems.
• Responds to emergencies including the use of CPR.
• Documents patient information and care provided in patient record and maintains patient statistics.
• Educates patients and families as appropriate. Provides continuity of care.
• Assists the physicians with surgeries in the operating room.
• Participates in rounds at the hospital and responds to patient calls received after hours and on weekends.
• Consults with other staff as necessary.

The job holder must demonstrate current competencies for job position.