About the role
Overview
- Community Focused. Care Driven.
- Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it.
- Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
- Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.
- Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row!
- We are searching for a talented Advanced Practice Practitioner to join our Urgent Care Team - 2 PER DIEM openings.
- Hours: PER DIEM M-F 8A-8:30P / S-S 9A-5:30P
- Shift: Day/Evening, no weekend, holiday or on call.
- Locations: Wareham, MA locations + all UC sites.
A career at Southcoast Health offers you:
- A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
Generous Earned Time Off Package**
Employee Wellbeing Program
403B Retirement Plan with company match
Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
- Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training
- **Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.
- Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities
- Under direction of individually assigned Physician, Office Manager or Designee, perform a wide variety of patient care and related duties both within and in support of Southcoast Physicians Group.
- Including, but not limited to taking patient histories, conduct physical exams, review past medical records, complete electronic health records, order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient and family; perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; review results of studies and procedures and interpret results toward quality patient care.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in a related field is required. Graduate of an A.M.A.-approved Physician Assistant program is required.
- Certification by the National Commission of Physician Assistants within one year of hire is required.
- Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
- Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required or immediately pending.
- Current MA R.N. registration is required.
- Over 3 months experience.
- NP MA Nursing License authorization to practice in an expanded role.
- CME requirements as needed.
- PA Physician Assistant License authorization to practice.
- CME requirements as needed.
Pay Range
USD $67.00 - USD $84.00 /Hr.