Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Integrative Pain Clinic - TMC

The TMC Integrative Pain Center provides highly specialized treatment for both acute and chronic pain. Each patient receives individualized care with compassion and respect by highly skilled staff and providers. We are looking for a team member who is experienced and has a passion for pain care. Hours can vary, but 4-10's or 5-8's will work for this role. SUMMARY: Assists the physicians in the management of patients. Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under the supervision of the physician. Works closely with and assists the physician in providing quality, efficient, ongoing, cost-effective care in-patient, out-patient, and within the designated departmental setting under the direction of the supervising physician.

Responsibilities

Examine patients, prescribe medicine, and order diagnostic tests; Assist in discharge or chronic planning and patient education regarding expectations for recovery and illness; Order labs and x-rays per protocol and ensure the results are viewed and acted on under the guidance of the physician; Complete physical exam, including past history, major medical intervention, medication history, and pertinent family history; Document each patient visit including findings, outcomes, and course of treatment; Confer with supervising physician regarding difficult and complex issues of patient care; Assist surgeons in the operating room as first or second assistant involving opening and closing, suctioning, tying, stapling or suturing; Complete daily rounds on all patients including physical exam, review of labs and medications with written documentation; Provide care to rheumatology patients in an ambulatory outpatient setting with oversight of physician; Assist rheumatologist with small office procedures, joint and bursa injections.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Nursing, completion of an approved nurse practitioner program, or completion of an approved physician assistant program, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience; Internship and three (3) years’ experience required; Rheumatology (TMC One), open to reviewing new graduate applicants on a case by case basis; Current Physician’s Assistant license in state of Arizona; Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification; DEA certification required; Dept Specific: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; Knowledge of physician assistant regulations and practices along with prescribing regulations; Skill in applying medical care; Skill discharge planning or chronic care planning; Ability to apply use of Code via CPT and ICD-10; Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the general public; Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs; Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.