Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Outpatient Primary Care
Core
Provides primary healthcare services for non-acute or chronic health conditions in outpatient settings, including patient assessment, care planning, medication administration, and patient education.
Role type
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Primary Care)
Builds
Therapeutic care plans and continuity of care for specific populations
Domain
Healthcare / Primary Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, care plan development, diagnostic test ordering and interpretation, medication administration, wound care, patient education, triage, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
None
Technologies
Electronic health records (implied by documentation), diagnostic equipment
Responsibilities
Record patient medical history and physical assessments, develop therapeutic care plans, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prepare prescription orders, administer medications and injections, suture wounds, educate patients and families, triage telephone calls, coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams and attending physicians, participate in quality improvement initiatives
Seniority
Mid-level clinical professional