Physician Assistant Associate

Chandler Regional Medical Center•Chandler, AZ

3d•$45 - $67

About The Position

The Physician Assistant, Neuroscience provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients under the supervision and responsibility of a physician. The role assesses, diagnoses, and manages conditions affecting the nervous system through patient evaluations, diagnostic testing, treatment planning, and collaboration with neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other specialists. The position contributes to patient care by providing precise diagnostics and effective therapeutic interventions for complex neurological conditions. Responsibilities include obtaining patient histories and conducting complete or focused physical examinations, documenting visits, preparing discharge summaries, and conducting patient rounds as needed. The Physician Assistant recognizes situations requiring immediate physician attention or life-sustaining treatment and responds appropriately. The role coordinates patient care with the supervising physician, sees patients in office and hospital settings, provides health and disease counseling, and assists in cardiothoracic surgery when needed. Additional duties include post-treatment phone follow-up, coordinating resources for out-of-town patients, prescribing and dispensing drugs and medical devices in accordance with Arizona regulations, monitoring therapeutic interventions, making referrals, and ordering, performing, and interpreting appropriate laboratory, radiographic, and other diagnostic tests.

Requirements

Degree as a Physician Assistant.
Arizona Physician Assistant credential (PA:AZ).
Arizona Drug Enforcement Administration Controlled Substance Registration Certificate (DEA:AZ).
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR).

Responsibilities

Gather complete patient histories and perform complete or focused physical examinations.
Complete discharge summaries and maintain documentation of patient visits.
Conduct daily patient rounds as needed.
Recognize situations requiring immediate attention from the supervising physician or treatment procedures essential to patients' lives, and respond appropriately.
Coordinate with the supervising physician regarding patients seen in the physician's office and hospital.
Instruct and counsel patients on health and disease issues based on assessment data.
Assist in cardiothoracic surgery when needed.
Follow up with patients by phone after treatment.
Coordinate resources to facilitate care for out-of-town patients.
Prescribe and dispense drugs and medical devices in accordance with applicable Arizona regulations.
Monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and make appropriate referrals.
Obtain patient health, illness, and psychological histories by ordering, performing, and interpreting appropriate laboratory, radiographic, and other diagnostic tests.