Physician Assistant Job In Santa Fe, New Mexico
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Urology
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 Type of Facility: Hospital
CHRISTUS St. Vincent was founded in 1865 by the Sisters of Charity. We are a community-based, private, not-for-profit health system serving more than 300,000 people over 19,000 square miles and seven counties in New Mexico. We are Northern New Mexico's only full-service health care system and fully dedicated to providing the region's residents with access to a comprehensive range of quality health care services. Together, our providers work through CHRISTUS St. Vincent hospital and outpatient clinics to offer 39 service lines of specialty care.
Our urology specialty clinic is seeking a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join the team. This is a full time employment position through CHRISTUS St. Vincent Medical Group. For questions or to submit your resume, contact: Christina Vincent, Provider Recruiter at: christina.vincent@stvin.org.
You will enjoy working with a highly skilled and professional team committed to providing exceptional, personalized care to our community. The urology team provides a full range of services to diagnose and treat a variety of genitourinary problems such as: bladder cancer, prostate cancer, prostatitis, urinary retention and frequency, nocturia, kidney stones, renal failure, masses and growths, chronic UTI's and hematuria.
The Advanced Practitioner will:
- Gather medical history and physical data on patients
- Perform a complete physical exam, interpret and integrate patient data to determine appropriate diagnostic & therapeutic plans and procedures, and record findings
- Consult with other caregivers to coordinate patient care
- Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostics
- Administer injections, immunizations and oral medications
- Procedures performed include: catheter changes, urodynamics (UDS), percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS).
- Prepare written prescription orders for drugs, controlled substances and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention.
Requirements
Requirements: Current licensure as an NP or PA. Graduation from an accredited NP or PA training program and certified by an accredited certification agency; Current CPR Certification.
2+ years experience preferred, but may consider new graduates.
CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the mission of CHRISTUS Health is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
To support our healthcare ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on staff who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.
EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST
We are inspired by our mission, vision and core values to deliver compassionate, high quality health care, improving the health of the communities we serve. Above all, we are committed to providing our customers and their family members with a truly unique healing experience, one that embodies our values and respects the dignity and worth of each person. Creating a health care system that is truly excellent in all areas is an ongoing effort.