Nurse Practitioner II or Physician Assistant II
Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Norfolk, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Independently assess, diagnose, & develop treatment plans for patients in the area of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders in accordance with protocols and standards of care.
- Elicits and records a comprehensive and accurate past medical and social history and review of systems for diabetic patients.
- Performs appropriate physical exams and health maintenance, to establish a treatment plan and follow-up care including any need for referrals, physician intervention, or hospitalization.
- Differentiates between normal and abnormal findings and orders appropriate diagnostic studies.
- Prescribe, dispense or deliver medications under the practice agreement.
- Assist with hospital in-patient rounding.
- Based on departmental needs, participation in the office call schedules including call coverage for office patients after hours on weekdays and weekends.
- Maintains effective communication with physicians and providers regarding individual patient care to develop a coordinated comprehensive care plan on cases involving complex medical or psychosocial issues.
- Assess learning needs, readiness, and capabilities of individuals and families to tailor education to meet the needs of the individual.
- Counsels with patients in regards to their health maintenance, disease prevention, and medication adjustments/additions.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of patient information in accordance with HIPAA and handles all matters professionally with sensitivity to racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation issues.
- Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, residents, patients and the public.
- Participate in development and implementation of divisional and departmental quality assessment/improvement/research programs and processes as requested.
- Contribute toward the achievement of divisional and departmental goals.
- Participate and contribute in/to activities that enhance clinical expertise and nursing knowledge.
- Participate in professional nursing activities in the division, community and professional organizations as needed or requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Nurse Practitioner must have MSN and must be a licensed RN by the Virginia Board of Nursing and a certified Nurse Practitioner.
- Physician Assistant must have an MPA, and must be a licensed Physician Assistant within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Three years of experience as an APP is preferred.
- Experience in taking care of diabetes patients or having a certification in diabetes education.
- Must have ability to function independently, as well as, be a member of our health care team to deliver quality care to our diabetic patient population.