NP / Urgent Care / South Dakota / Permanent / NP/PA - Urgent Care Job
NP/PA - Urgent Care Celebrate a place of singular beauty and friendly folk in Sisseton The Community - Sisseton, SD Sisseton is a city in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Roberts County. Sisseton is home to a number of attractions, including the Nicollet Tower, and is near the "Song to the Great Spirit " building on the Sisseton Wahpeton College campus. The city is named for the Sisseton (or Sissetowan) division of the Native American Sioux. It also serves as an important part of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. Explore Sisseton The Facility - Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center - Indian Health Service The Mission of the Sisseton Indian Health Service (Client)/Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center (WWKMHCC) is to provide the best possible healthcare services to the patients on the Lake Traverse Reservation In South Dakota. Location: 100 Lake Traverse Drive, Sisseton, SC 57262 RESPONSIBILITIES Pro vide dia gnost ic , preventive , and therapeutic health service s to eligible patients and family memb e r s . The following list is not comprehensive: secure a health and development history from the patient or parent; record findings; make critical evaluations; person or request specia l screening and de ve l o pmental te s t s; order laboratory te sts and interpret the result s; discriminate between normal and anconal findings; mak e decisions with phy s ician s concerning the medical care need s of patient s; provide direct medic a l care in the presence of illnes s or disabilit y in order to maintain life , provid e comfort, reduce di s tres s and enhance coping ability; provide surve illance over medical practices applied to stabilize chronically ill persons; adjust treatment within established stan din g o rder s recogni z ing when to refer the patient to a physician or other health team member s; work collaboratively with physicians in the management of selected complex medical problems; when clinically engaged with a medically complex patien t present the case to the physician clinic consultant for th e da y for prop er treatment and disposition; consult the clinic physician consultant or on-call hospitali st for patients assessed and deemed to require admission to the hospital; participate with other health professionals and agencies in volved in providing health care and services required to include immunization and disea se control, environmental health and health education ; provide emerge nc y or crisis inter ven tion in order to stabilize a patient for transport to a higher-level facilit y; provide medical care and preventiv e services to h ea lth y individuals, evaluate total health care needs of patients and de v elops plans to meet these need s; required information for use in program operati o n , qu a lity control a nd o ther purposes (all medica l record information- generated in the performance of this contract will remain the property and subject to the exclusive co n tro l of the Indian Health Service) ; participate in certain medi ca l s taff committee me e ting s as required; comply with a ll Client facility infection control and safety procedure s, practices and standards; meet a ll applicab le Joint Comm i ssion on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and Cen ter s for Medicare / Medicaid Services (CMS) standards during the performance of thi s contract , and must be in compliance with the Service Unit' s Medical Staff B y laws; be eligible for enro llment in the service unit' s Medicare part B rea ss ignment program; and respect the basic rights of patients, to includ e bu t not b e limited to personal dignity. REQUIREMENTS Must hold an active , current, and unrestrict ed (unflagged) state nurse practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) lic ense from an y of the Fifty-(50) United States or the Commonw ea lth of Puerto Rico . Degree or diploma from a professional Nurse Practitioner program approved by the Commission on the Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) at the time the program was completed by the applicant. The contractor must have a certification from either the American Association of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) or the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) and be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a master or doctorate degree. Must possess a current, valid, unrestricted nursing or medical license in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States, throughout the term of this contract. Mmust have thirty-six (36) months of nurse practitioner experience, with a minimum of twelve months (12) in the specialty required by the contract, unless otherwise approved. Must have a resume that provides experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) are mandatory. Shifts: 8 - 10 hours between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm M-F All include a 30 minute non-paid lunch. NP may be assigned hours weekly to bi-weekly; weekends and Federeal Holidays may be included; no on-call; rotating day and night shifts will be in writing based on the facilities need
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