Clinic Provider/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Company: Affinity Health Partners LLC
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: OVERVIEW: Provides
general medical care/examinations, diagnosis, treatment and at
times follows up care or planning to patients in the hospital, the
emergency room, Rural Health Clinic under the
directions/collaboration of the Medical Director/physician.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1. Obtain appropriate medical history and
physical data on patients. Review existing patient records 2.
Interprets and integrates data to determine appropriate diagnostic
and therapeutic procedures needed 3. Performs appropriate level of
physical exam and documents findings. Establishes presumptive
diagnosis 4. Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures
5. Consult appropriately with physicians and other health
professionals regarding patient status. Ensure that physicians are
kept informed of any unusual or significant findings concerning
their patient RESPONSIBILITIES/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS: 1. Works in
collaboration/under protocols with Medical Director/Physician.
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and
treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes but
is not limited to symptoms, treatment modalities, drug properties
and interactions, and preventative health care measures. Perform
patient assessments on in-patient, ER patient, and out-patients, as
necessary. 2. Dictates H/P’s withing 48 hours of admission on the
inpatients. H/Ps for swing bed patients will be pulled from acute
chart 3. Dictates discharge summaries within 30 days of the
patients discharge from the hospital 4. Completes ER and in-patient
paperwork on the same day the patient is seen 5. Orders,
interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess
the patient’s clinical problems and health care needs 6. When one
call for the ER, and not in house, arrives within 30 minutes of
being notified by the RN on duty that there is an ER patient to be
seen 7. Accurately records physical findings and formulates a plan
and prognosis based on the patient’s conditions and test results 8.
Discusses patient cases with the Medical Director/Physician and
other health care professionals as needed to prepare a
comprehensive plan of care 9. Prescribes or recommends drugs or
other forms of treatment such as but not limited to physical
therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inhalation therapy
or related therapeutic procedures 10. Conducts services/procedures
as needed according to those approved on the services request list
11. Instructs and counsels patients about prescribed therapeutic
regimens, normal development, family planning, emotional problems
of daily living and health 12. Times and dates of all orders
written in the patient chart 13. Assigns appropriate diagnosis for
clinical signals, symptoms and diagnostic testing and physical
presentation of the patient 14. Gives appropriate patient and
family counseling regarding health status as needed 15. Orders
appropriate diagnostic tests according to the patient’s clinical
presentation 16. Accurately interprets diagnostic testing and
orders appropriate treatments 17. Collaborate with physicians,
nurses and other health care staff as needed to best serve the
patient 18. Prescribes/orders the appropriate medication and
treatments as warranted for the clinical presentation of the
patient 19. Always maintains confidentiality of patient/staff
information according to HIPPA regulations to stay HIPPA compliant
20. Maintains an effective rapport with patients, visitors,
physicians, and other hospital employees 21. Acts as a team leader
during a Code Blue 22. Follows the Medical Staff Bylaws/Policies
23. Follows general hospital policies 24. Participation in Medical
Staff Meetings 25. Works to promote the mission of the hospital 26.
Perform any other duties that may be necessary for the operation of
the corporation and/or hospital Requirements: 1.High School diploma
1. Graduate from an accredited educational program for physician
assistants Current license in the state of North Carolina 2.
National Certification as required by North Carolina Board of
Healing Arts 3. BLS, ACLS, and PALS within one year of employment
4. CPR Certification
Keywords: Affinity Health Partners LLC, Cary , Clinic Provider/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Healthcare , Plymouth, North Carolina
