Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant - Outpatient Primary Care

Highmark Health

Pittsburgh, PA, US
Patient medical history and physical assessment
Develop therapeutic care plan
Order and interpret diagnostic tests
The incumbent provides primary healthcare services for non-acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization within the CRNP scope of practice

Job Summary

  • The incumbent provides primary healthcare services for non-acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization within the CRNP scope of practice.
  • Provides appropriate patient care to include recording patient medical history and physical assessment, developing therapeutic care plan, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting test results, providing accurate medical record documentation.
  • Participates, develops, and implements performance and/or quality improvement initiatives.

Matching Summary

The incumbent provides primary healthcare services for non-acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization within the CRNP scope of practice.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Patient medical history and physical assessment
  • Develop therapeutic care plan
  • Order and interpret diagnostic tests
  • Patient and family health education
  • Triage patient telephone calls
  • Quality improvement initiatives

Nice-to-have

  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary team
  • Place customers first
  • Provide a healing environment

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree MSN
  • National Board Certification for Nurse Practitioners
  • Practicing-state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner
  • Prescriptive Authority
  • Drug Enforcement Agency Licensure
  • CPR – American Heart Association
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies
  • Current PA Physician Assistant License
  • PA-C or board eligible
  • Ongoing successful recertification (NCCPA) as a PA-C

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