Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Fair Labor Standards Act Status:Salaried/Exempt

Hours per week: 40

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00am- 5:00pm

Patient Population Focus
Outpatient

Patient Population Age Range
13years-death

Required Training and Experience

Required Minimum Training: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

• Physician Assistant

or

• APRN License Type/Certification:

• AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

• FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan. 

Preferred Training and Experience

Preferred Training:Two years as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in Orthopaedic Surgery or another surgical subspecialty preferred.

Degree of Supervision
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

Job Duties (list job tasks)

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations

• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline

• Performs the following therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and proficiency as approved by the Clinical Division Chief

• Suture lacerations/wounds; suture/staple removal 

• Placement/removal of surgical drains and tubes

• Incision and drainage of abscesses

• Administration of IV medications 

• IM/SC injections 

• Administration of local anesthetic 

• Ordering and initiation of peripheral venous access

• Obtain body fluids for testing via venipuncture, arterial access, aspiration of seroma/hematoma, urinary catheter.

• Perform wound management (debridement and closure, dressing take-down and application)

• Prescribe medical devices.

• Splinting/casting 

• Fracture/joint reduction 

• Joint injection/aspiration

• Initiates referrals to other health care providers, and/or consults with the attending physician or the collaborating physician.

• Documents and bills for direct care provided

• Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice

• Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research

• Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization

• Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education

• Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members

• APRN or PAmustmaintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, etc. as required by applicable policies and state law

• The APP will be responsible for travelling to different MUSC ambulatory clinics to support theirassigned physicians