Full Job Description
Under physician supervision, responsible for diagnosing and treating hospitalized patients with diabetes in collaboration with physician colleagues. Provides continuity of patient care by facilitating and coordinating communication between the health care team, patient and patient’s family. Coordinates care to ensure quality, cost effective care; appropriate length of stay; and patient safety. Serves as link integrating relevant research and best practices. Performs professional duties and technical procedures in diabetes management such as, medication management, insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring management, and diabetes education. Makes initial diagnosis and order appropriate tests and treatment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- In collaboration with the attending physician, provides day to day organizational and clinical direction and leadership of the healthcare provider team.
- Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment for patients admitted/scheduled to service/practice setting.
- Orders, obtains and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
- Establishes medical diagnosis based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
- Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results.
- Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
- Performs invasive procedures.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Graduation from a Physician Assistant Training Program approved by the Board of Physician Quality Assurance is required
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required by the time of hire
- Licensure by Maryland State Board of Physicians as a Physician’s Assistant is required at the time of hire
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS by the American Heart Association
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department policies and procedures.