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Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner Full Time
Summary
Title:Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner Full Time
ID:1794
Department:Physician Assisting
Location:Main Clinic--Columbus, GA
Description
The Hughston Clinic, The Hughston Foundation, The Hughston Surgical Center, Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, and Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital participate in E-Verify. This company is an equal opportunity employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status. This company is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.


Position Goal: Assist in the care and treatment of patients as delegated by a physician.
Position Responsibilities:
  • Obtain a detailed patient history and record appropriate findings in the patient records.
  • Complete a systematic and thorough physical examination.
  • Order, perform, and schedule, when appropriate, diagnostic studies.
  • Assist supervising physician in management of hospitalized patients (with concurrent hospital approval for such a role) plus: check on clinical status of patient, explain tests or therapy, report on progress to physician, check on report of studies, assist in documentation of care, within limits of hospital regulations, transfer copies of hospital data to office records when appropriate, arrange for post hospitalization follow-up care, assist in surgery, and make rounds when appropriate.
  • Other duties as assigned by supervising physician.

Experience: One (1) year experience in orthopaedics preferred
Education: Must be a graduate of an accredited P.A. program or NP program- Must be registered Nurse Advanced Practice
Special Qualifications: NCCPA Board Certification or NP Board certified. Must maintain CPR certification. GA License required.
Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) must be in good standing. 

** travel required 
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