Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Company: Community Care Physicians
Location: Schenectady
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Description

We are currently recruiting for 2 full time Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners for our Tech Valley Sleep Center/Pulmonary Medicine office. This is a 32-40 hour week position (4 or 5 days/week) with the hours 8:15am-4:45pm. Our physician is willing to train candidates who do not have experience in this particular specialty.

Responsibilities

Practice medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions.

Collaborate with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.

Assess patient status by obtaining health history.

Work with patients that have sleep disorders and also branch out into pulmonary medicine.

Order/perform laboratory diagnostic and other screening tests.

Treat illnesses and give injections

Monitor therapies and provide continuity of care.

Counsel patient/family on preventive health care.

Participate in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development and other continuing education.

If you are interested in this opportunity and have the desired qualifications, please Apply Now!

Community Care Physicians offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurances, paid holidays, paid time off, retirement plan, and much more in a business casual environment!

Kindly note, CCP has implemented a mandatory COVID vaccine policy. To be considered for employment, you must be fully vaccinated or intend to be fully vaccinated by 12/17/21. If you have a medical or religious exemption, please indicate as such on your application.

We welcome candidates who will bring diverse intellectual, gender and ethnic perspectives to Community Care Physicians.

Community Care Physicians is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

License and active registration as a physician assistant or registered nurse/nurse practitioner in New York State.

Physician Assistant:
Bachelor's or equivalent degree in physician assistant studies and successful completion of physician assistant training program approved by the NYS Department of Education or accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or a program that is determined by the Department to be the substantial equivalent of a licensure qualifying or accredited program.

Attainment of passing grade on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

At least one year of experience as a physician assistant in ambulatory health care.

Current CPR certification.

Nurse Practitioner:
Successful completion of and graduation from a nurse practitioner education program acceptable to NYSED, or certification as a nurse practitioner by a national certifying organization acceptable to NYSED.

Successful completion of pharmacology coursework acceptable to NYSED.

Three years of professional nursing experience in an ambulatory setting preferred.

At least one year of experience as a nurse practitioner in ambulatory health care.

Current CPR certification.

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