Full Job Description
Physician Assistant
Overview: Privileged health care provider who use critical judgment to perform comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments in direct management of acute and chronic illness, injury or disease.
Specific Tasks:
Examines, diagnoses and treats diseases and injuries; manages outpatient care and clinical services
Obtains and evaluates medical histories, performs physical examinations, performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, and orders laboratory studies and radiographic studies as well as other special examinations
Counsels patients on medical conditions, expected outcomes, and other therapeutic and preventative health maintenance matters
Coordinates patient care in collaboration with other members of health care team. Initiates consultation requests to other health professionals.
May teach students of healthcare of affiliated institutions.
Requirements:
For entry into this position, graduation from a Master’s degree awarding Physician Assistant/Physician Associate (PA) program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) and ability to obtain State of Georgia license and DEA registration.
Prefer experience in urgent care, emergency medicine and/or orthopedic surgery, but new graduates will be considered.
DOT certification mandatory or must be able to complete training for DOT certification within one year.
Must be able to work in a fast paced, high-volume atmosphere with remote physician supervision.
Full time employment requires working a minimum of 13 shifts per month which are 8 to 12 hours in duration.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $126,000.00 – $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Orthopedics
- Urgent Care
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends as needed
License/Certification:
- PA-C (Preferred)
- Physician Assistant State License (Preferred)
Work Location: In person