Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Bariatric-MIS Surgery - Greenwood

Job Summary

Provides assistant surgical services in the operating room as well as other selected medical services under the direction of the surgeon.

Accountabilities

• Provides general surgical assistant services in operating room (10%)
• Assists surgeon with prepping and until completion of procedure (15%)
• Removes drains, tubes and catheters (10%)
• Closes incisions (15%)
• Assists with patient office visits and assumes call when assigned (10%)
• Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence, and required paperwork for purposes of documenting care and billing (10%)
• Participates in physician educational programs provided by employer relative to capitated medicine and implications relative to physician practice patterns (5%)
• Establishment of quality assurance programs (5%)
• Establishment of Utilization Management programs (5%)
• Selection of management information systems (5%)
• Development of patient education surveys (5%)
• Development of patient satisfaction surveys (5%)
• Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets (5%)
• Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities (5%)
• Assists in post-operative care of patients including daily rounds and wound assessments (10%)

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent
• 1 year of clinical experience

Required Certifications / Registrations / Licenses

• Official recognition as a Nurse Practitioner in the state the team member is working
• Prescriptive authority for the state in which the team member is working
• Controlled Substance license for the state in which the team member is working; federal DEA license
• CPR certification (required)

In lieu of the Minimum Requirements listed above

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner Surgical Residency Program

Other Required Skills and Experience

• Patient equipment (vitals, suction, defibrillation)
• Surgical assistant skills

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Premier Surgical Group

Facility

2206 Premier Greenwood

Department

Premier Greenwood-Practice Operations