What are the responsibilities and job description for the Urgent Care - Advanced Practitioner - Wyomissing position at Tower Health?
Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals. As the nationally recognized, Magnet® designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state’s busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades™, and has been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report the second year in a row.
Tower Health Urgent Care is seeking a Per Diem Advanced Practitioner to join our team in our Wyomissing Location. - working with our clinical team the Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will evaluate, diagnose, medically manage and treat patients of all ages in the urgent care setting.
Highlights:
- Tower Health Urgent Care full time positions are 3-12 hour shifts per week, to include every other weekend and rotating holidays
- Our APP's are expected to perform simple procedures appropriate for an Urgent Care setting, such as, laceration repair, incision and drainage, simple form body removal, and splinting
- The advanced practitioner will be responsible for EKG interpretation, initial X-ray interpretation, point of care testing, and lab work results. There is also a telehealth virtual care component.
- Must be willing to travel to 2 locations
The Benefits We Offer:
- DEA and Licensure renewals paid
- Reimbursement for DOT Medical Examiners Certification, and DEA & License renewals
Contact Name: Lisa Wortman
Contact Email: Lisa.Wortman@towerhealth.org
Contact Phone: 484-628-0556
Education Requirements
- Master's Degree
Experience
- Relevant Experience
Certification and Licensure
- ACLS Certification
- BLS Certification
- Certification or CE Units Specific To Departmental Area
- PA Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner License
- PA Registered Nurse License
Required Skills
- Excellent Communications Skills
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- General Clerical Skills
- Keyboarding
- Microsoft Word