Dermatology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Fast Pace Health
Oak Ridge, TN
About the Job
Fast Pace Health is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Dermatology Provider (Family Nurse Practitioner/FNP/APRN/Physician Assistant/PA) to join our growing team. Though the practice resides within our urgent care facility, it is a part of our ancillary services team. Your patients are scheduled and your practice’s hours would not be the same as the urgent care clinic.
Our vision is to revolutionize healthcare delivery in rural communities by integrating excellent patient care, education, accessibility, and community service. At Fast Pace Health, we prioritize putting the needs of our patients first and improving the overall health status of our communities.
Why Choose Fast Pace Health?:Why You’ll Love Fast Pace:
- Flexible schedule options Monday to Friday only (including 4x10's)
- Work Life Balance – No on call/after hours
- Scheduled Patients
- Paid Holidays
- Competitive salary, provider bonus, and benefits (medical/vision/dental/401k)
- Continued Medical Education Sponsorship
- Nurturing family-like atmosphere fostering success and fulfillment through supportive bonds and collaborative achievements
- Contribute to our mission by serving your local community
- Limitless growth opportunities: diverse patients, continuous learning, and internal promotion
In a manner consistent and supportive of our values, the Dermatology Provider is responsible for delivering high quality health care within Fast Pace Health’s scope of services while achieving optimum patient satisfaction. The Provider must be committed to providing high-quality patient care while specializing in medical dermatology with a focus on the medical (80%) and cosmetic (20%) aspects of the field. Must be able to work in a team-oriented environment, be flexible to adapt to new technologies and protocols in a quickly evolving practice setting. They must have the ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment and is responsible for providing outstanding patient service within the clinic and through various virtual communication channels while maintaining a compassionate and welcoming atmosphere.
What You Will Do:
- Conduct comprehensive skin evaluations to assess the overall health and condition of a patient's skin.
- Perform focused examinations to diagnose and monitor specific skin conditions.
- Diagnose and manage common dermatological conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, fungal infections, and dermatitis.
- Perform skin biopsies to obtain tissue samples for pathological examination. Order and interpret diagnostic tests, including skin biopsies, patch tests, and cultures.
- Prescribe medications such as topical creams, biologics, oral antibiotics, antifungals, or immunosuppressants.
- Administer immunizations for conditions like warts or molluscum contagiosum.
- Excise benign skin lesions, moles, and cysts using local anesthesia when necessary.
- Suture or close wounds after excisions.
- Administer cryotherapy using techniques like liquid nitrogen application.
- Drain abscesses and perform incision and drainage procedures.
- Insert or remove sutures and staples.
- Manage wound care and provide dressing changes for chronic wounds, ulcers, or surgical sites.
- Evaluate and diagnose skin cancer.
- Collaborate with dermatologists to plan and implement treatment, which may include surgery, radiation therapy, or referrals to oncology specialists.
- Educate patients on proper skincare routines, sun protection, and lifestyle modifications.
- Counsel patients on the importance of early detection and prevention of skin cancer.
- Provide guidance on self-examination for suspicious moles or lesions.
- Prescribe and manage medications.
- Monitor patients for medication side effects and treatment response.
- Administer phototherapy treatments, using narrowband UVB or PUVA therapy as appropriate.
- Manage chronic dermatological conditions, including hidradenitis suppurativa, vitiligo, or lichen planus.
- Collaborate with other healthcare providers for comprehensive patient care.
- Ability to provide quality care in both clinic and telehealth and meet patient volume goals targeted.
- Administer cosmetic injectables. Botox is only injectable currently.
- Perform chemical peels and microdermabrasion procedures.
- Offer consultation and treatment planning for cosmetic procedures.
- Educate patients on skincare routines and product recommendations.
- 1+ year of outpatient experience as a Dermatology Provider (Family Nurse Practitioner/FNP/APRN/Physician Assistant/PA)
Fast Pace Health is committed to the principle of equal employment and creating an inclusive environment for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome job applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct.
Please refer to the links below for information regarding your rights under certain federal laws:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf
Mississippi Residents Only:
In Mississippi, Fast Pace requires pre-employment/drug/alcohol testing as a condition of employment. The law requires that Fast Pace notify applicants, in writing, upon application and prior to the collection of the specimen for drug and alcohol test, that they may be tested for “the presence of drugs [or alcohol] in their metabolites.” Miss. Code. Ann. § 71-7-3(5).