Physician Assistant Internal Medicine
Plainfield, Connecticut
Employer: Day Kimball Healthcare
Industry:
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Physician Assistant
Internal Medicine
Day Kimball Medical Group
40 Hours
1st shift
Summary of Physician Assistant:
This care will be delivered using a collaborative health care model including physicians, nursing/medical assistant staff, patients, families, and other supportive health care providers working together to provide a holistic approach to quality patient care. The PA will exercise clinical leadership through clinical practice, consultation, staff, patient and family education, research, and professional development.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assess, manages, prescribes, and evaluates appropriate therapeutic and pharmacological interventions for common illnesses according to standards of practice. Assist in surgery. Consults or makes referral to primary care physician, other health care professionals or agencies when a situation is beyond their level of expertise or when additional services are needed to coordinate their health care.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES of Physician Assistant:
QUALIFICATIONS of Physician Assistant:
Education:
Experience:
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES of Physician Assistant:
Internal Medicine
Day Kimball Medical Group
40 Hours
1st shift
Summary of Physician Assistant:
This care will be delivered using a collaborative health care model including physicians, nursing/medical assistant staff, patients, families, and other supportive health care providers working together to provide a holistic approach to quality patient care. The PA will exercise clinical leadership through clinical practice, consultation, staff, patient and family education, research, and professional development.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assess, manages, prescribes, and evaluates appropriate therapeutic and pharmacological interventions for common illnesses according to standards of practice. Assist in surgery. Consults or makes referral to primary care physician, other health care professionals or agencies when a situation is beyond their level of expertise or when additional services are needed to coordinate their health care.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES of Physician Assistant:
- Ability to discriminate between normal and abnormal findings in the history and physical exam in order to establish a diagnosis.
- Ability to assess severity of patients' illness and establish need/time for patient's evaluation.
- Ability to plan and care for patients identified problem including medication, diet, therapeutic procedures, etc.
- Ability to consult with other health team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines.
- Ability to form therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Demonstrate appropriate communication, interpersonal and organizational skills; and ability to maintain positive relationship with physicians, nurses and other hospital personnel.
- Demonstrate leadership and advanced clinical decision making skills.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity to diverse populations.
- Demonstrates responsibility for continual professional development and commitment to advanced practice nursing.
- Must be self-directed, creative and able to work independently.
- Good physical and mental health.
QUALIFICATIONS of Physician Assistant:
Education:
- Must have a valid CT PA License
- Must have a current DEA
- Must have a National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Experience:
- 2-3 Years experience in clinical setting providing direct patient care preferred.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES of Physician Assistant:
- Assist in surgery.
- Possesses ability to assess data reflective of the patients' status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs.
- Establishes a diagnosis, develops a plan of care in collaboration with patient and their family and evaluates clinical outcomes through follow-up visits and/or telephone contact.
- Orders, obtains and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests when indicated according to standards of practice and/or in collaboration of physicians.
- Thoroughly documents finding of physical and developmental assessment and plan of care in a systematic manner.
- Consults/collaborates with interdisciplinary team members regarding assessment and implementation of the plan of care and evaluation of outcomes as indicated.
- Makes appropriate referrals to members of the health care team to optimize patient/family care.
- Cooperates with other professionals and agencies involved in providing services when appropriate, coordinates the health care given to promote continuity of care.
- Evaluates efficacy of care in achieving optimum health state, cost effectiveness and quality patient care.
Created: 2024-06-19
Reference: 34200009292023ASA
Country: United States
State: Connecticut
City: Plainfield
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