Job Title:

APP (PA/NP) - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Reports to:

Director of APP Job Status:

Full-Time FLSA Status:

Exempt Positions Supervised:

None Position Summary:

This role involves providing general urologic care and treatment to patients in both inpatient and outpatient Urology of St. Louis clinic settings, under the direction of multiple Physicians. Additionally, the position includes opportunities to join a collaborative group of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) working together to deliver exceptional urologic care. Primary location is at our Maryville and Anderson locations.

Essential Functions :

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of Physician.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
• Oversee the triage process and works as a resource for support staff.
• Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
• Discusses case with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
• Resource for medical secretaries for urgent patient questions when MD not available.
• Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by Physician.
• Hospital rounds on post-op patients and hospital consults where there may not be a MD present.
• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, pain management, or related therapeutic procedures.
• Peer-to-peer for insurance denials for radiology
• Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment.

Education and Experience:

Certified Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner, Licensed in Illinois. 1+ year experience preferred.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Referral program Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Experience:

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner:

1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

License for Nurse Practitioner (Preferred) License for Physician Assistant (Preferred) Ability to

Relocate:

Maryville, IL 62062: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person