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Summary:
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Performs healthcare services to patients under the direction and collaboration of a physician, including assessments,diagnosis, treatment. Treatment may include invasive procedures within the mid-level provider’s scope ofpractice/privileges.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Examines patient, takes medical history, records results, and makes preliminary diagnosis or decides on follow-up procedures.
- Administers and orders diagnostic tests such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and blood work, and interprets
- test results.
- Performs therapeutic procedures such as immunizations, injections, suturing and wound care, and
- managing infection.
- Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with supervising physicians concerning appropriate
- treatment.
- Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs, and counsels patients, and records progress.
- Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations.
- Provides general health education regarding matters such as proper diet, family planning, emotional
- problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
- Assists physician with emergency treatments and more complex procedures.
- Maintains outpatient records. Records statistics and conducts research as deemed necessary by institution.
- Compiles reports concerning care at facility.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education & Experience:
- Completion of a four-year physician assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training, or;
- Completion of a two-year accredited physician assistant program (which requires two years of undergraduate study) plus two years of clinical training following completion of PA program.
- Continued employment requires 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and passing a recertification examination every ten years (PA) or five years (NP), unless otherwise stated by governing boards.
- Accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants.
- Demonstrated ability to function in collaboration with other health care providers.
- Current State License (SD or NE) required.
- Certification of BCLS required.
- Certification in ACLS preferred.
- Current DEA license without restrictions.
Required Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated competency dealing with all age groups including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Physical Demands:
- Required to sit, stand and/or walk for long periods.
- Must be able to communicate with or without reasonable accommodations – speak and hear patients and doctors clearly in English
- Able to use both hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to push up to 300lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- 20/20 vision required with or without corrective lenses.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $110,000.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Pain Medicine
Work Location: In person
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