Physician Assistant - Urgent Care (Full-Time and Part-Time available)

Experience: Orthopedic experience preferred but new graduates are welcome. 

Requirements: Current state PA license, certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Current CPR certification.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of acute and chronic care protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan.
• Knowledge of how to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices.
• Knowledge of health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurement.

Skills:

• Skill in gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic and emotional patient data.
• Skill in accurately evaluating patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention or referral.
• Skill in evaluating and revising care plan based on patient changes.
• Skill in exercising initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve medical objectives.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with vendors, internal staff, Doctors and Management.

Abilities:

• Ability to make responsible decision within the scope of a dependent medical practitioner.
• Ability to develop health education programs and materials.
• Ability to communicate information effectively with patients, medical staff, and others.
• Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness.

Physical/Mental Demands:

Standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping and twisting. Requires ability to help transfer patients. Occasional stress from dealing with multiple tasks and tense patients. Requires full range of motion, manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination.

Environmental/Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a clinical environment. Involves frequent contact with staff and the public. Work may be stressful at times. Occasional weekend or evening work required.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods, work longer than eight (8) hour shifts, and to work both day/evening shifts.  Work may hand dexterity as well as the need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.  While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the job.