Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

, "title" : "Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care - Colorado Springs, CO", "description" : " Description Location: UCHealth UCHlth PC and SMC Lake Plaza, US:CO:Colorado Springs Department: UCHlthMGS PC Fountain FTE: Full Time, 1.0, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks) Shift: Days Pay: \$44.33 - \$66.50 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience Summary: Under the supervision of a physician, provides direct diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to patients in primary care services. Responsibilities: Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview, and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic procedures. Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and care. Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action. Requirements: * Credentials: Essential: * Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner * Basic Life Support * Other information: Minimum Required Education: Completion of a nationally accredited educational program for Physician Assistants. Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Physician Assistant. Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice. Appropriate credentialing through Medical Staff Services. Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level. ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS: Eligible to provide reimbursable Physician services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid. Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusions from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspector General (HHS/OIG) Cumulative Sanction Report or the General Services Administration's (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs. Minimum Experience: None required. * IF APPLICABLE: BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. Requirements for Physician Assistants * Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies * Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Colorado. * Physician Assistant Certification (PA-C) issued by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment * Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice. * Eligible to provide reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid. * Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration's (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs. * Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges. * Prescriptive authority as appropriate, per medical staff service privileging process. * Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Requirements for Nurse Practitioners * Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program * Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment. * Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement * Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges * Full prescriptive authority * Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice. * Eligible to provide services reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid. * Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration's (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs. * Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross We improve lives. 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