Full Job Description
Job purpose
Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants. This is a part-time position working Tuesday and Thursdays from 8-4 (estimated times).
Duties and responsibilities
- Main duty is to perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, suturing and wound care, and infection management.
- Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
- Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
- Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
- Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
- Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
- Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.
- Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience/Certifications
- Masters’ Degree from an Accredited Education Program.
- Minimum of two years of experience preferred giving injections.
- Board Certified Physician Assistant License
Qualifications
- Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Thoroughness
- Clinical Skills
- Informing Others
- Medical Teamwork
- Physiological Knowledge
- Bedside Manner
- Infection Control
- Administering Medication
- Self-Development
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form.
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Working conditions
Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Physical requirements
Must be able to walk, climb, bend and squat as well as be able to lift items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Direct reports
N/A