Company Name
Distinctive Home and Health Care
Job Title
Family Nurse Practitioner/ Family Health Physician Assistant
Job Description
Distinctive Home & Health Care is a leading provider of healthcare to serve military installations across the United States. Our team of professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service and support for each one of our clients. Distinctive Healthcare is currently seeking to hire a Full time Family Nurse Practitioner/ Family Health Physician Assistant at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, Washington.
Qualifications:
Degree/Education (5.2.4): Master’s degree in nursing or a Physician Assistant Degree. Nurse
Practitioner: Graduate from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that
is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation
Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE). Physician Assistant: Graduate from an ARC-PA certified program and pass the Physician
Assistant National Certifying Examination.
Certification: Nurse Practitioner – Certified in the specialty required by the TO as a Nurse
Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP) or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the
specialty area of practice as appropriate (for example, National Certification Board of Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, American Nurses Association, National Certification Corporation for
the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Specialties). Physician Assistant – National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)Experience: As required to meet clinical competency
requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.
Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Physician Assistant or Nurse
Practitioner.
Core Duties:
Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner/Physician Assistant services in accordance
with privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care
and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ
systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
Participate in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Provide evidence-based
educational lectures/training and/or technical or clinical direction as applicable to supporting
Government employees (e.g., hospital corpsmen, students, etc.).
Diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within
accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with
a physician.
Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health
behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the
healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and
organization.
Recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all
patient encounters.
Status
Full-time
Location
Spokane, WA
Application URL
https://www.indeed.com/job/physician-extender-e62b8e8cb3ccf536
Contact Name
Rebecca Zaloudek
Contact Email Address
rzaloudek@distinctivehomecare.com
Contact Phone Number
(301) 710-9035