You’ll need
Licensure
✓License or license eligible as an Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, and Certified Nurse Midwife) as set forth by the state of Virginia.
✓If Nurse Practitioner, license to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required.
✓Must demonstrate and maintain all credentialing and licensing requirements of UVA Health System, the Virginia Board of Medicine or the Virginia Board of Nursing, and appropriate certifying bodies.
Certifications
✓Exercises independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of medical processes and procedures commensurate with training and experience, as credentialed by UVA Health System.
✓Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
✓Current PALS/NRP, as required, specific to position.
✓Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as required, specific to position.
Education
✓Seeks professional development and growth opportunities that enhance professional practice through formal and informal activities including developing and presenting educational programs.
✓Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master’s degree.
Qualifications
✓Experienced APP (at least 2-3 years).
✓Works in conjunction with the medical director, administrative management, nursing and other interprofessional team members to facilitate patient care and management throughout the health care system.
✓Formulates diagnoses, identifies problems and health risk profiles, documents and clearly communicates with other members of the health care team.
✓Orders medications, treatments and therapies in accordance with Virginia Prescriptive regulations.
✓Requests consultation and initiates referrals to other health care providers, including specialists when and if needed.
✓Evaluates and analyzes patient responses to the disease process and/or therapeutic, diagnostic interventions.
✓Reports births, deaths, outbreaks of communicable diseases and other information critical to the patient’s and/or the public’s health as required by legal or governmental authorities, in a timely manner.
✓Meets quality standards as determined by the Medical Director and/or UVA Health System.
✓May serve on select committees as needed.
✓May participate in the clinical experience of students (graduate/post graduate advanced practice, nursing, and medical students), interns, and residents, as appropriate.
✓Prepares and attends to all reports, claims, and correspondence necessary or appropriate to the performance of professional services.
✓Follows policies and procedures, including those of UPG, UVA Medical Center, CMS and other contracted payers with which the entity may contract.
✓Accurately assigns Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), codes.
✓Updates practice through continuing education by attending conferences, rounds, reports, lectures, journal clubs and regional/national professional conferences.
✓Department and unit specific.
Benefits
Medical, dental and visionPaid time offRetirement planLife and disability insurance
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About the role
UVA Specialty and Same Day Care Culpeper is seeking an experienced and licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant that specializes in Primary Care Family Medicine.