Full Job Description
Responsible to: Clinical Services Supervisor Job Summary: The Evaluation and Treatment Center utilizes a multi-disciplinary model and includes medicine, psychology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy and behavior therapy. The Physician Assistant will work alongside the Physician and child Psychologist to provide assessments, diagnostic and treatment services for children age 2 through 21 with:
- Learning disorders and other school-related learning problems
- Attention and behavioral disorders
- Tics, Tourette syndrome, and other habit disorders
- Regulatory disorders including sleep disorders, feeding problems, discipline difficulties, complicated toilet-training issues, enuresis (bedwetting), and encopresis (soiling)
- Developmental disabilities including Down syndrome, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and visual and hearing impairment
- Behavioral and developmental problems complicating the full range of pediatric chronic illnesses and disabling conditions (for example, genetic disorders, epilepsy, prematurity, diabetes, asthma, cancer).
Essential Job Duties:
- Conduct thorough patient assessments, including taking vital signs, reviewing medical history, and performing physical examinations
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses in patients ages 2 through 21
- Order and interpret laboratory work, imaging, etc.
- Develop and implement treatment plans, including prescribing medications and therapies
- Provide patient education on disease prevention, healthy lifestyle choices, and management of chronic conditions
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care
- Patient call in developmental and behavioral pediatrics is minimal with only a few calls a year. General pediatrics/Complex care call to be determined in one year based on staffing of MDs and mid-level providers.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date medical records
- Any other duty as assigned by your Supervisor.
Skills: Natural ability to connect with children and parents Good time management Excellent written and verbal communication skills Minimum Education Required: Master’s Degree from an accredited University in PA studies or higher Minimum Experience Required: At least 3 years’ experience working with children and families preferred License/Registration/ Certifications Required:
- Physician’s Assistant, Certified (PA-C)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support(PALS)
- Physician Assistant Licensure
Training Requirements:
- New Hire Orientation
- On-going training from our Physician with an expertise in the area of developmental and behavioral pediatrics
Physical Requirements:
- The constant physical demand of the position is sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, vision to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. Employees need to be able to get on the floor and play.
- The frequent physical demands of the position are repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
- The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, climbing, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.