Full-Time APP Family Medicine | Custer, SD

**Full-Time APP – Family Medicine | Custer, SD**
**1+ years of Clinical and Healthcare Experience**

Job Summary:
• Under physician supervision, the Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) may assume primary responsibility in their specialty according to federal, state, and local regulations.
• Responsible for management of selected at-risk or complex patients and aggregate patient populations in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates knowledge, critical thinking, and skills to plan, coordinate, and provide ongoing patient care.
Job Description / Essential Functions:
• Predominantly inpatient practice; ≤20% of time in outpatient care.
• Acts as an agent of the supervising physician for delegated medical services within scope of practice.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients’ healthcare problems and needs.
• Apply clinical interventions, evaluate outcomes, and adjust plan of care as necessary.
• Perform admissions, rounding, and/or discharges on inpatients.
• Share in practice and/or inpatient call requirements as assigned.
• Perform procedures as appropriate (no operating room or first assist required).
• May provide nocturnist coverage.
• Complete thorough, timely documentation according to facility policy.
• Comply with scope of care under federal, state, and local regulations, as well as supervising physician guidance and protocols.
• Demonstrate appropriate referral and/or transfer of patients to other facilities.
• Maintain current knowledge of disease processes and conduct comprehensive health histories and physicals or problem-focused assessments.
• Order appropriate tests, procedures, and therapies in collaboration with medical staff.
• Perform ongoing patient assessments and formulate care plans in collaboration with other providers.
• Recognize physical, developmental, and psychosocial distress of patients and families and provide appropriate interventions.
• Respond appropriately to emergency situations with individualized patient care decisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements:
Required:
• South Dakota Certification: CNP (South Dakota Board of Nursing) or PA (South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners)
• Wyoming Certification: CNP (Wyoming State Board of Nursing) or PA (Wyoming Board of Medicine)
Preferred:
• 1+ years of clinical experience
• 1+ years of healthcare experience
Physical Requirements:
• Light work: exerting up to 20 lbs occasionally, up to 10 lbs frequently, negligible force constantly to move objects.
Job Details:
• Job Category: Clinical Care
• Job Family: Advanced Practice Provider
• Department: Primary Care
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Shift: [Specify if needed]
• Employee Type: Regular