Full Job Description
- Edinburg, Texas
- Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
- 6169
- South Texas Health System Clinics
Job Description
McAllen Hospitalist Group is Seeking Physician Assistants (PA) to join our growing hospital medicine team.
7am- 7pm, 2 weeks on/ 2 weeks off, 180 shifts a year.
- Competitive Compensation Package, Benefits and More!
- Spanish skills would also be a plus, but are not required.
South Texas Health System Clinics is an integrated system of care comprised of six hospitals, several freestanding emergency rooms, multiple physician practices and a broad variety of outpatient services.
Responsibilities
- Inpatient medicine providers work in a hospital setting and manage patients by performing duties including patient rounding and hospital admissions and discharges.
- Assesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused physical examinations and medical histories
- Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and healthcare needs.
- Prescribes, recommends and/or employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policies with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost.
- Recommends interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks
- Formulates and implements comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans based on patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of care, professional practice guidelines and in collaboration with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members when appropriate
- Evaluates patient’s response to healthcare provided and the effectiveness of care
- Counsels patients and families regarding medical processes, management of health, illness/condition, medication, nutrition, and health promotion
- Counsels patients about drug regimens and possible side effects
- Maintains appropriate records detailing the patient’s treatment plans and outcomes
- Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds scope of practice and/or expertise
- Provides consultation level services for conditions/problems related to the Provider’s specialty and training
- May conduct hospital rounds, assist with admissions and discharges, and provide on-call support
Contact Samantha for more information Samantha.Barnett@uhsinc.com
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