Orthopedic Spine First Assist Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

With the supervision of the Physician, the NP-C will perform complete histories & physicals on a patient to establish & record the patient's current health status, to develop a working diagnosis & treatment plan, & to provide continuing medical care. The role will provide outpatient-based care to patients w/acute health conditions. The NP will practice in a setting that requires the performance of diagnostic & therapeutic interventions to manage acute painful conditions.

• Conducts medical histories, performs complete physical examinations (where indicated), initiates appropriate lab, radiology tests, etc. for evaluation of acute pain source, & scrutinizes lab data on new & former clinic patients to establish a working diagnosis & treatment plan w/direct review by a physician.
• Must be able to work with autonomy within state law, under the direction of supervising physician.
• Performs & interprets, at least to the point of recognizing deviations from the normal, common laboratory, radiological, & other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes.
• Performs routine procedures such as trigger point & major joint injections.
• Familiarity w/interventional pain management procedures performed by the pain management physician, including spinal & joint injections.
• Assists w/record keeping, completes appropriate patient medical chart documentation, transcribes lab data & routine correspondence, as directed and reviewed by a physician.
• Refers patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized interventional pain procedures or to surgeons for surgical intervention.
• Ensures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient & other members of the multi‐disciplinary care team or w/other specialty areas as necessary.
• Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records & treatment plans for patient outcomes on a periodic basis to assure quality care.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program w/a master’s degree in nursing
• A minimum of 1–2-year Interventional pain management experience preferred
• A minimum of 1-2 years of orthopedic experience preferred
• Must have current state (Georgia) licensure and physician assistant or nurse practitioner certification
• Must have prescriptive authority for licensure & current DEA license to prescribe
• Proficient at trigger point injections
• Proficient at ordering Interventional Spine Procedures
• Current ACLS & BLS license
• Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan development & invasive procedures as per clinical privileges.

Strong customer service skills. Good verbal, written, & interpersonal communication skills. Ability to maintain good relationships w/providers and coworkers. Ability to effectively give & receive information from patients, providers, & other clinic employees.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Prior experience w/EMR required, working knowledge of NextGen a plus. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.

The employee frequently is required to stand & occasionally sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs. & occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.