Pulmonary Critical Care - PRN - Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Piedmont Healthcare Fayetteville, GA, US

Overview:

Piedmont is recruiting for an Advanced Practice Provider to join Piedmont Fayette Hospital pulmonary critical care unit on a PRN basis. Ideal candidates will have weekly availability and be comfortable seeing pulmonary as well as internal medicine patients.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Complete Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)
- Emphasize health promotion as well as acute and chronic disease management.
- Augment a physician's ability to provide medical services to patients
- Collect and document data, conduct diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations and provide direct patient care services.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements

Masters, Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification
--or--
Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification

Business Unit : Company Name:

Piedmont Medical Care Corporation

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