Physician Assistant (PA-C) / Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Fort Myers, Florida at PRECISION HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS LLC

Precision Healthcare Specialists (PHS) is currently seeking a certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) or licensed Nurse Practitioner (APRN or CNP) for a full-time position in the Lee County area with a focus in Endocrinology specialty. General responsibilities will include seeing patients for routine status checks, assist in office procedures, office and/or telehealth consults and visits, re-evaluations and discharge summaries, while working under the supervision of a physician.

Precision Healthcare Specialists focuses on a variety of specialty healthcare areas. We are precisely focused on helping patients connect with the best surgeons and physicians in Southwest Florida.

Key Responsibilities:

· Evaluate patients: take history and perform pertinent physical examination in hospital and office setting.

· Coordinate care of patients.

· Record and ensure availability and completeness of documentation, reports, and imaging examinations.

· Provide patient education, counseling, and instruction.

· Facilitate supervising physician referral of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, other resources in the community or other physicians.

· Dictate progress notes, history and physical, and discharge summaries.

· Administer and/or order medication upon request of supervising physician.

· Initiate emergency measures on patients as required.

· Provide in-service and daily consultation to nursing staff.

· All other specific tasks delegated by supervising physician in accordance with the physician assistant’s knowledge and experience developed under the supervising physician in the field of endocrinology.

· Participate in occasional call coverage (after hours/weekend - by phone).

· Certifications in insulin pump will be provided

· Holds a current license and is in good standing.

· Maintains certification in accordance with Department of Regulations.

· Able to perform efficiently and effectively.

· Able to obtain and sustain clinical hospital privileges.

· Excellent interpersonal skills.

· Ability to work with minimum supervision.

· Good diagnostic capabilities.

· Graduate of an approved program or its equivalent.

· Meets the standards set by the Board of Medicine.

Experience:

· Preferable 1+ years in one specialty medicine as a PA or NP