Advanced Practice Provider Orthopedics

Physician Assistant

JOB SUMMARY :

The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides care to patients at Northwestern Orthopedics following established standards and practices and within the scope of their licensure and credentialing, including writing orders for medications, performing diagnostic tests and therapeutic medical procedures.

Reports To :

Director of Business Operations; Executive Medical Director; Chief Administrative Officer

Other Contacts :

Medical Staff Members, patients and patients' families, and hospital employees.

SCOPE :

Machinery or Equipment Used :

Diagnostic equipment including but not limited to ED Ultrasound Unit, ECG machine, external pacer, Dinamap blood pressure machine, monitor, defibrillator, cast removal saw, SMS computer, and Pulsavac. Computers, Electronic Health Records.

Physical Demands :

Prolonged, extensive or considerable standing / walking. Lifts, positions, pushes and / or transfers patients. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching. Ability to move quickly in response to emergency care situations.

Working Conditions :

Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illnesses). Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Handle emergency or crisis situation. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.

Required Protective Equipment :

Ergonomically correct computer equipment, as well as PPE required on a case by case basis to perform appropriate patient care (eye protection, face protection, goggles, mask, gown, non-sterile medical gloves and sterile medical gloves).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Provides diagnosis, treatment, consultation and follow up for patients seen in Northwestern Orthopedics.

Completes timely History and Physical and documentation

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