Full Job Description
Physician Assistant
Reports To: Program Director
Job Summary:
Within the limitations of Federal and State laws and regulations, the Physician Assistant functions as a Program Physician. The Medical Director reviews and countersigns all medical orders written by the Physician Assistant. The Physician Assistant shall comply with the state professional ethics in the field (NAADAC: Code of Ethics).
Essential Functions:
- Maintains his/her license to practice medicine.
- Obtains and maintains currency on all required medical and prescriptive licensing and credentials as required by Federal and State regulations to practice in an OTP-MAT patient care facility
- Will need to work under a delegation agreement with the Program’s Medical Director
- Performs a medical evaluation including a medical history and physical on each patient during a patient’s admission intake into the program.
- Conducts an assessment to determine a diagnosis for opioid dependency/addiction and necessary medication treatment protocols to enable the patient with the best opportunity to respond to a course of clinical recovery.
- Records in the patient’s record all findings from the admission intake medical evaluation
- Records in the patient’s record the criteria used to determine the patient’s current physiological dependence and history of addiction.
- Signs, dates, and records a statement that he/she has reviewed all the documented evidence to support a minimum of a one year history of addiction and current physiological dependence and, that in his/her own judgment, the patient fulfills the requirements for admission to the maintenance treatment. Practitioner completes and records this statement before the program administers any medication to the patient.
- The practitioner participates in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Reports to the Program Director and Medical Director and is evaluated annually by the Program Sponsor or Director and the Medical Director.
Essential Qualifications:
- Addictions Medicine: 1 year (Preferred)
- EMR Systems: 1 year (Preferred)
- Physician Assistant License (Required)
Physical:
- Frequently sitting at desk or computer while typing, completing paperwork, or meeting patients.
- Occasional lifting/carrying, paperwork, files, office supplies, up to 50 lbs.
- Occasional push/pull exerting up to 5-10 lbs. force, opening doors, file drawers, pushing files in drawers
- Occasional kneeling/crouching and ability to reach lower file drawers, stretching to store or retrieving materials.
Mental:
Position requires constant mental alertness, attention to detail, and high degree of accuracy required. Must be able to follow oral and written instructions and follow-through on all assignments. Must be able to work independently and be able to use sound judgment in critical clinical decisions.