Pocatello, ID, USA
138 days ago
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Orthopedic

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our team!

 

 

JOB SUMMARY:

Medical provider.  Evaluate and treat patients and perform work and related assessments.

 

 

BENEFITS:

Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team. Mountain View Hospital is proud to offer its employees competitive and comprehensive benefit packages. Benefits include:

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match) Earned Quarterly Bonus Program Education Reimbursement Program Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time or PRN status classification.

 

 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Evaluate and perform a variety of orthopedic related activities including identifying candidates that are appropriate for surgery. Applying and removing dressings and removing suture/staples. Conduct non-surgical procedures that include injections into patients’ joints.

2. Assist physician in all patient duties including rooming patients, taking vital signs and patient history, and assisting with procedures. Evaluate and perform examinations to interpreting diagnostic. Provide appropriate stabilization for patients with acute serious medical conditions or injuries and facilitate transfer as appropriate to an emergency facility or hospital.
3. Evaluate, treat and provide follow-up care of patients in post op status.
4. Perform physical assessments, work-related return to work evaluations and physicals, and disability type determinations.
5. Manage the patient’s care in a timely manner and maintain a level of productivity that is equivalent to the other providers on staff.
6. Interact with office, laboratory, radiology, and nursing staff as part of the patient care process.
7. Perform required quality assurance steps in the patient care process.
8. Interpret radiology, EKG, laboratory, and basic pulmonary function tests.
9. Thoroughly and accurately document every patient encounter an bill appropriately for each patient care visit.
11. Interface, as appropriate and necessary, with providers and medical personnel within and outside of Mountain View Hospital whenever necessary to ensure good patient care.
10. Perform other duties as deemed necessary.

 

About Mountain View:

 

Mountain View Hospital and our 29 affiliate clinics are committed to providing compassionate, cutting edge care to our patients. We serve the entire Snake River Valley – all the way from Pocatello to Rexburg. Our medical capabilities span everything from wound care to urgent care, oncology to neurology, physical therapy to speech therapy, a Level III NICU, robust robotic surgery department and a continuously expanding rural health practice.

 

Our work environment is mission driven, people-centric and supportive. It is what sets apart and makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference in your community, we invite you to apply.

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