Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant

Requirements

• Knowledge of anatomy, principles or theories of neurology, microbiology, physiology, psychology, human disabilities, pharmacology, gerontology, human growth and development, human developmental disease, and medical terminology as appropriate in an urgent care setting and as appropriate for level of medical licensure.
• Ability to conduct patient assessments and complete physical examinations, collect clinical data including vital signs, collect specimens, prepare patients for tests, therapy, or treatments, order and interpret medical laboratory test results, diagnose medical condition of patient, administer medications or treatments and perform minor surgery.
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive healthcare sensitive to the needs of the population, including assessment, diagnosing, prescribing, and referrals where appropriate.
• Conducts patient assessments and completes physical examinations, collects clinical data including vital signs, collects specimens, prepares patients for tests, therapy, or treatments, orders and interprets medical laboratory test results, diagnoses medical condition of patient, administers medications or treatments and performs minor surgery.
• Staffs our outpatient addiction medicine clinic in conjunction with the attending physicians.
• Rounds and coordinates care for our inpatient consult service for patients who are admitted to other services including Trauma, Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Ob/Gyn.
• Coordinates care for ED patients who present with opioid use disorder and related complaints.
• Works with attending physicians to provide clinical support and education for providers caring for patients with opioid use disorder.
• Collaborates with our community partners to enhance access to medical assisted therapy for opioid use disorder.
• Completes accurate patient coding for effective billing, maintains accurate and detailed patient medical reports, and maintains inventory of medical supplies and instruments.
• Serves as a resource and team leader during clinical shifts to ensure the smooth flow of patient processing, treatment and discharge including patient triaging.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.