About this role
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<div><strong>Benefits/Perks</strong></div><ul>
<li>Paid time off</li>
<li>Health insurance</li>
<li>Dental insurance</li>
<li>Retirement benefits</li>
<li>Employee referral incentives</li>
<li>Great small business work environment </li>
<li>Flexible scheduling</li>
<li>Additional perks!</li>
</ul><div> </div><div><strong>Job Summary</strong></div><div>The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) cares for our patients within the scope of training and approved the agreement, as outlined by their governing board. Works collaboratively with other providers and staff to ensure efficient patient flow and a high level of patient satisfaction. This position works directly with a franchised business location. The specific job duties and benefits can vary between franchises. </div><div> </div><div><strong>Responsibilities </strong></div><ul>
<li>Perform complete, detailed, and accurate health histories, review patient records, develop comprehensive medical assessments, and order laboratory, radiological and diagnostic studies appropriate for complaint, race, sex, and physical condition of the patient</li>
<li>Formulate medical and nursing diagnoses and institute therapy or referrals of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, and other resources of the community or physician</li>
<li>Institute emergency measures and emergency treatment or appropriate stabilization measures in situations such as cardiac arrest, shock, hemorrhage, convulsions, poisoning, and allergic reactions</li>
<li>Interpret and analyze patient data to determine patient status, patient management and treatment</li>
<li>Provide instructions and guidance regarding health care and health care promotion to patients/family/ significant others</li>
<li>Other duties and responsibilities as assigned</li>
</ul><div> </div><div><strong>Qualifications</strong></div><ul>
<li>Excellent communicator with staff, patients, and family</li>
<li>Professional appearance and attitude</li>
<li>ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA Board Certified – (with 1 yr ER/UC experience preferred)</li>
<li>Active and current Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner licensure in the state of practice, DEA number, and state-controlled substance certificate, as required</li>
<li>Able to multi-task and work independently</li>
</ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Company Overview</strong></div><div>American Family Care (AFC) is one of the largest primary and urgent care companies in the U.S., providing services seven days a week on a walk-in basis. Our state-of-the-art centers focus on the episodic treatment of acute illnesses and injuries, workers' compensation, and occupational medicine. Each location is equipped with an onsite lab and in-house x-ray capability. AFC is the parent company of AFC Franchising, LLC (AFCF). </div><div>
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About American Family Care Chamblee
AFC is also the leading urgent care franchise system in the United States, with more than 160 franchises across the nation. If you are looking for an alternative to the multitude of burger, pizza, and hair salon franchises then be sure to visit our webpage and learn how you can join the brand that is leading a revolution.
Starting with a single location in 1982, American Family Care (AFC) pioneered the concept of non-emergency room care. With its 2013 acquisition of the Doctors Express franchise, AFC has become the nation’s leading provider of urgent care, accessible primary care, and occupational medicine, with more than 2300 clinics and 500 in-network physicians caring for 3 million patients a year.
AFC provides treatment for injuries and illnesses – offering a convenient, lower-cost alternative to visiting a hospital emergency room. Services we offer include:
• Urgent Care
• Digital X-Ray Services on-site. When you leave, you take a CD copy of your x-rays with you.
• Lab Work. We provide testing for the vast majority of tests required by urgent care patients while you wait.
• Occupational Health and Worker's Comp employees and employers.
• Physicians On-Site Every Day