Full Job Description
Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Practice Details
Surgical Specialists of Atlanta is a full-service general surgery practice specializing in the minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic techniques to treat an array of medical conditions. Our passionate, board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeons, Dr. Mariam Ali-Mucheru, Dr. Laurel Barnes, Dr. Iqbal Garcha, Dr. Michael Genz, Dr. J. Patrick Luke, Dr. Julie F. McGill, Janine Pettiford, MD, Dr. Mark Wilkiemeyer and Dr. Thomas Wood bring years of experience serving the greater Atlanta area and offer the latest surgical techniques and procedures treating diseases across the body. We strive to educate and inform our patients to make you an active participant in your care. With multiple convenient locations, we serve patients in Atlanta, Atlanta/Midtown, Alpharetta and East Cobb. At Surgical Specialists of Atlanta, we take pride in the good health of our patients, and provide the highest level of care to ensure that all of your general surgery needs are met, and with the most-up-to-date modalities.
Under general supervision, and with medical consultation and direction, performs physical, psycho-social assessment; establishes medical diagnosis; orders and evaluate diagnostic tests; manages follow up care; does other related work as required. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, developing treatment plans, ordering and interpreting lab tests and results, along with providing preventative healthcare and counseling.
REQUIRED
- A college degree as a Physician’s Assistant from a recognized university, affiliated with a medical school
- Please refer to the Medical Staff Guidelines for certifications and credentialing applicable to this position.
PREFERRED
- Two to five years of experience with a medical practice setting where diagnosis, treatment and patient education were the main focus of the role