APRN/PA-C - CH Wound Healing - Laconia
- Employer
- Concord Hospital
- Location
- Laconia, New Hampshire
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2024
- Closes
- Oct 02, 2024
- Ref
- R18979
- Sector
- Clinic, Healthcare, Hospital
- Specialty
- Physician Associate/Advanced Practice
- Contract Type
- Contract
Summary
The Wound Healing Center Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Physician Assistant role is a unique opportunity to provide specialty care and chronic and acute care health services to patients throughout their lifespan. This role, operating exclusively in the outpatient setting, is a key part of the specialty practice of the Concord Hospital Medical Group (CHMG) settings.
Tuesday through Thursday (0.75 FTE), no call
Education
Five to six years of formal training or education beyond high school , including a master's Degree or completion of a five-year program in a related field.
Certification, Registration, and Licensure
Ce rtification is required. If not already certified, the candidate will be expected to obtain a wound certification within three years of the hire date.
Licensure required: NH license as APRN or PA, and current DEA license.
Experience
Prior wound care specialty and site-specific experience are required for this role.
Responsibilities
Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.
Physical and Work Requirements
The Wound Healing Center Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Physician Assistant role is a unique opportunity to provide specialty care and chronic and acute care health services to patients throughout their lifespan. This role, operating exclusively in the outpatient setting, is a key part of the specialty practice of the Concord Hospital Medical Group (CHMG) settings.
Tuesday through Thursday (0.75 FTE), no call
Education
Five to six years of formal training or education beyond high school , including a master's Degree or completion of a five-year program in a related field.
Certification, Registration, and Licensure
Ce rtification is required. If not already certified, the candidate will be expected to obtain a wound certification within three years of the hire date.
Licensure required: NH license as APRN or PA, and current DEA license.
Experience
Prior wound care specialty and site-specific experience are required for this role.
Responsibilities
- Obtains patient health history and performs physical examination.
- Diagnoses acute and chronic medical problems within the scope of practice.
- Provides specialty care, acute and chronic management, and patient education according to practice standards.
- Develop expertise and practice standards specific to specialty programs.
- Prescribes and manages medications and treatments within the practice standards.
- Meets productivity standard of the practice/department.
- Documents care provided in the medical record according to practice/department standards.
- Orders and interprets diagnostic tests.
- Performs inpatient care and consults within the scope of practice.
Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.
Physical and Work Requirements
- The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carr,y or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carr,y or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee is frequently required to bend, do repetitive motions, perform activities that require fine motor skills, reach, sit, smell, squat, stan,d, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to kneel.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, and near vision.
- The employee is frequently exposed to bloodborne pathogens and bodily fluids. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, pathogens, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.