Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the outpatient and/or inpatient environment, by following established standards and practices within the practice specific specialty.
- Current PA RN and CRNP licenses, ACLS, and Act 33/73 clearances. Individual must meet the credentialing requirements of the Medical Staff Office.
- The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted: Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr) Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr) Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
- Standing
- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary
- FREQUENT
- Walking
- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about
- FREQUENT
- Stooping
- To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist
- OCCASIONAL
- Climbing
- To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders
- OCCASIONAL
- Kneeling
- To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees
- OCCASIONAL
- Squatting
- To move the body downwards by bending both knees
- OCCASIONAL
- Crouching
- To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs
- OCCASIONAL
- Crawling
- To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees
- N/A
- Reaching Horizontal
- To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height
- FREQUENT
- Reaching Overhead
- To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height
- OCCASIONAL
- Grasping
- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object
- FREQUENT
- Finger Manipulation
- To manipulate objects with the use of fingers
- FREQUENT
- Seeing
- Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity
- CONSTANT
- Hearing
- Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity
- CONSTANT
- Repetitive Upper Extremity Use
- Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time
- N/A
- Repetitive Lower Extremity Use
- Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time
- N/A
- Pushing
- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person
- Pulling
- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person
- Carrying
- To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
- Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing
- N/A
- Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)
- OCCASIONAL
Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).
Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.