Physician Assistant - Emergency Room

Genesis Healthcare System

336d

About The Position

Supports physician in providing health care services to patients. Provides a broad range of medical and/or surgical services that would otherwise be performed by the physician. The physician assistant is supervised by a licensed physician (as required by law) who maintains overall responsibility for their performance.

Requirements

• Requires a master’s degree in a PA program or higher to practice as a certified PA.
• Must be a graduate of a CAHEA (AMA’s Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation).
• Must be nationally certified by the national Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• BCLS certification is required.
• Current CPR certification, or obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Must possess excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs physical examination, including audiometry screening, routine visual screening and pelvic, and cardiac examinations when indicated.
• Assesses patients and develops and implements treatment plans for patients.
• Obtains comprehensive patient histories.
• Orders and/or performs routine diagnostic procedures as indicated.
• Identifies normal and abnormal finding on histories, physical examinations and commonly performed diagnostic studies.
• Monitors the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• Carries out or relays the supervising physician’s orders for the administration of medication, to the extent allowed by law.
• Provides patient education.
• Institutes and changes orders on patients’ charts.
• Performs wound care management as indicated, suturing minor lacerations and removing the sutures, incision and drainage of uncomplicated superficial abscesses, removal of superficial foreign bodies.
• Administers intravenous fluids.
• Makes appropriate referrals as directed by the supervising physician.
• Performs endotracheal intubation with successful completion of ACLS.
• Administers, monitors or maintains local anesthesia as a component of one’s own procedure or in assisting supervising physician.
• Writes prescriptions for medications and other treatment under the authority of the supervising physician (if PA has a valid DEA and CTP or CTP-E).

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree