Family Medicine NP/PA / Falcon Health Center / Full Time (, PA, United States)

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Family Medicine NP/PA / Falcon Health Center / Full Time

Apply locations Falcon Health Center time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id JR-2025-1438

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.

Family Medicine NP/PA / Falcon Health Center / Full TimeIn collaboration with physicians and as privileged by the Medical Staff, manages the day to day, general, preventive care for acute, complex/chronically ill patients in the physician practice or impatient setting. Provides comprehensive initial and ongoing health assessments and physical examinations; determines diagnoses; plans, implements and evaluates effectiveness of treatments and interventions; orders and interprets diagnostic tests; prescribes and monitors effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents and interventions; provides relevant patient education; makes appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals and community agencies Demonstrates critical thinking/clinical reasoning in decision making to facilitate the delivery of safe, quality, timely, compassionate, and cost-effective care to the patient populations within the areas of responsibility. Effectively communicates and collaborates with staff, directors, physicians, administration, other healthcare team members as well as with the community.

Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in patient care delivery either directly or indirectly.

• Performs and documents initial and ongoing complete (medical, mental, physical, and psychosocial) history and physical examinations, assess health status, diagnose any potential issues for patients.

• Orders, collects, and/or reviews patient data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information (e.g. laboratory, radiological), and procedures where indicated for adults and children.

• Assesses for risks associated with the care of acute and complex/chronically ill patients including but not limited to medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immune-competence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.

• Assesses for medical and health risks and needs, preventive screening and/or immunizations based on patients age and history.

• Provides general and preventive care, conduct checkups, treat illnesses and work with physician as well as other healthcare professionals to provide high quality care.

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited program awarding at a minimum a Masters degree. Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician's Assistant Program.

• Current DEA certification/license for the State of Ohio required.

• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider CPR (BLS) certification required.

Hours: Full Time 40 hours per week

Benefit Summary:

Join our team, and youll have access to acutting-edge facility with state-of-the-art technology. Youllalso interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals. Youll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.

Well also reward your hard work with:

• Great health, dental and vision plans

• Competitive wages

• Prescription drug coverage

• Flexible spending accounts

• Life insurance w/AD&D

• Generous short term and long-term disability plans

• Employer-matched 403(b)

• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan.

• Vacation and Holidaytime.

• Generous tuition reimbursement

• And a lot more!

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