Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Outpatient Primary Care, Geriatrics
Core
Provide primary healthcare services for non-acute or chronic health conditions in a geriatric outpatient setting, including physical assessments, care planning, and medication management.
Role type
Outpatient primary care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Geriatrics)
Builds
Healing environment and patient care delivery system for non-acute/chronic conditions
Domain
Healthcare / Primary Care / Geriatrics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, care plan development, diagnostic test ordering and interpretation, medication administration, wound care, patient education, triage, interdisciplinary coordination
Preferred skills
None
Technologies
Electronic medical records, diagnostic equipment
Responsibilities
Record patient medical history and perform physical assessments; Develop therapeutic care plans and order/interpret diagnostic tests; Coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary teams; Administer medications, injections, and perform wound care; Educate patients and families on health and preventive medicine; Manage outpatient concerns and perform quality improvement initiatives
Seniority
Mid-level clinical practitioner