The APP will work closely with physicians and various allied health staff on a multi-disciplinary team by providing comprehensive assessments, ordering, and interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a diagnostic impression, developing, and implementing a treatment plan, monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, and prescription of pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological therapies. They will also provide primary care services including assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating, and educating patients.
Qualifications- Education and Experience:
- If Nurse Practitioner, must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program. Minimum of 2 years of experience working independently with patients in family practice, acute care or similar specialty. Experience with program growth preferred.
If Physician Assistant, bachelor's degree and successful completion of an accredited physician assistant program required. Minimum of 2 years of experience working independently with patients in family practice, acute care or similar specialty.
- License/Certificates:
- If NP, current DEA certificate and Minnesota Nurse Practitioner License.
- If PA, current DEA certificate and national certification from the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants. State PA license required.
- Special Skills and Aptitudes:
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- Adjusts to stressful situations with confidence and good judgment.
- Must Possess strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective interpersonal relationship skills including good listening and communications skills.
- Knowledge of and the ability to apply the principles of administration in the changing healthcare environment.
- Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and appropriately.
- Ability to handle/operate medical instruments required for physical exams, surgical procedures and computer hardware/software.
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Skills Required
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program, if applying as an NP.
- Bachelor's degree and successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program, if applying as a PA.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working independently with patients in family practice, acute care, or a similar specialty.
- Experience with program growth, if applying as an NP.
- Current DEA certificate.
- Minnesota Nurse Practitioner License, if applying as an NP.
- National certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, if applying as a PA.
- State Physician Assistant license, if applying as a PA.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and appropriately.
- Ability to operate medical instruments and computer hardware/software.
What We Do
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a nonprofit critical access hospital serving the Brainerd Lakes region of Minnesota. Dedicated to delivering exceptional care and compassion, CRMC provides a full spectrum of comprehensive primary and specialty care, including emergency services, surgical procedures, and diagnostic imaging, to over 60,000 residents across various rural communities, prioritizing patient-centered care and innovation to reduce the need for travel.
