Medical Professional

Company: Aledade
Location: Fort Myers
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is responsible for assisting the Physician in treating patients. This role requires a strong understanding of medical procedures and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

--- Evaluate patients, take history, and perform pertinent physical examination.
--- Provide post-surgical wound care and follow up.
--- Coordinate care of patients (testing and preparation for procedures).
--- Record and ensure availability and completeness of documentation, reports, and imaging examinations.
--- Provide patient education, counseling, and instruction.
--- Facilitate supervising Physician referral of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, or other resources of the community or other physicians.
--- Dictate progress notes, history, and physical, and discharge summary.
--- Administer and/or order medication upon request of supervising Physician.
--- Initiate emergency measures on patients as required.
--- Perform chart review.
--- Provide in-service and daily consultation to clinical staff.
--- Initiate and monitor patients for special tests.
--- Counsel patients on preventive care.
--- Share on-call responsibilities with a supervising Physician on back-up.
--- Answer patient calls.
--- Adhere to office policies and procedures.

Requirements:

--- Hold a current license in good standing.
--- Maintain certification in accordance with Department of Regulations.
--- Able to perform health care tasks efficiently and effectively consistent with patient's health and welfare.
--- Excellent interpersonal skills.
--- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
--- Good diagnostic capabilities.

Education and Experience:

--- Graduate of an approved program or its equivalent.
--- Meets the standards set by the Board of Medicine.
--- Experience in Internal Medicine preferred, but not required.

Working at Aledade:

This individual will be working at the specific practice mentioned in the details and will not be a direct employee of Aledade, Inc. Therefore, they will not be eligible for the benefits available to Aledade employees.

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