Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner - Urology

Company: Christus Health
Location: Santa Fe
Posted on: August 27, 2024

Job Description:

Description

CHRISTUS St. Vincent was founded in 1865 by the Sisters of Charity. We are a community-based, private, not-for-profit health system serving more than 300,000 people over 19,000 square miles and seven counties in New Mexico. We are Northern New Mexico's only full-service health care system and fully dedicated to providing the region's residents with access to a comprehensive range of quality health care services. Together, our providers work through CHRISTUS St. Vincent hospital and outpatient clinics to offer 39 service lines of specialty care.
Our urology specialty clinic is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join the team. This is a full time employment position through CHRISTUS St. Vincent Medical Group. For questions or to submit your resume, contact: Christina Vincent, Provider Recruiter at: .
You will enjoy working with a highly skilled and professional team committed to providing exceptional, personalized care to our community. The urology team provides a full range of services to diagnose and treat a variety of genitourinary problems such as: bladder cancer, prostate cancer, prostatitis, urinary retention and frequency, nocturia, kidney stones, renal failure, masses and growths, chronic UTI's and hematuria.
The Advanced Practitioner will:

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• Gather medical history and physical data on patients
  
• Perform a complete physical exam, interpret and integrate patient data to determine appropriate diagnostic & therapeutic plans and procedures, and record findings
  
• Consult with other caregivers to coordinate patient care
  
• Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostics
  
• Administer injections, immunizations and oral medications
  
• Procedures performed include: catheter changes, urodynamics (UDS), percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS).
  
• Prepare written prescription orders for drugs, controlled substances and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention.
  
  
  
  Requirements
  
  Requirements: Current licensure as an NP or PA. Graduation from an accredited NP or PA training program and certified by an accredited certification agency; Current CPR Certification.
  2+ years experience preferred, but may consider new graduates.
  

Keywords: Christus Health, Santa Fe , Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner - Urology, Healthcare , Santa Fe, New Mexico