Urgent Care Advanced Practitioner
- Woodburn, OR
- Permanent
- Full-time
Type: Regular Full-Time
Woodburn Health CenterOverview$153k to $199k yearly salary range (1.00 FTE)
- Opportunities for flexible FTE ranging from 0.80-1.00 FTE
- The Advanced Practitioner works in collaboration with physicians to assess, plan, and provide care in an Urgent Care setting.
- Examines and treats general as well as urgent care patients to ensure proper injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
- Prescribes and administers medication, performs routine vaccinations, and provides advice as needed.
- Requests necessary tests and follow-up visits and refers patients to specialists as necessary.
- Seeks the expert opinion or advice of a physician whenever a case falls outside the scope authorized by policies and protocol.
- Performs comprehensive assessments of patients, including physical exams, medical histories, and symptom evaluation within an urgent care setting and triages patients to differentiate between immediate and less urgent care.
- Diagnoses and treats a variety of common urgent care conditions such as minor injuries, infections, respiratory ailments, etc.
- Consults with physician(s) regarding patient healthcare plans and treatment, as necessary.
- Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess the patient’s clinical problems and healthcare needs.
- Performs selected invasive procedures for therapeutic and/or diagnostic reasons within the scope of validated competence.
- Initiates and/or recommends medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures.
- Maintains accurate, detailed, and timely documentation of patient care following legal, regulatory, and organizational standards.
- Ensures the appropriate use of urgent care resources and makes referrals to specialists when necessary.
- Participates in continuing medical education and professional development to stay current with advances in medical knowledge and practice.
- Attends required provider and staff meetings.
- Accepts and assumes responsibility for special projects as they arise, and all other duties assigned.
- Board certification in the respective field (NCCPA for PA, or board certification as a NP)
- Current unrestricted Oregon NP or PA state license w/Prescriptive Privileges.
- Current certification is dependent upon specific positions to include Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Minimum of 2-years’ experience.
- Willing to adhere to guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
- A nonprofit that serves the community.
- Community leader in providing healthcare and healthcare related services to the underserved.
- Full compensation and benefits package to include competitive salary, relocation assistance, CME allowance, full medical plan, malpractice coverage, retirement and much more.
- Special location clinics qualify for National Health Service Corps loan repayment.