Fellow Physician Assistant
About The Position
Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) in Phoenix, AZ, a 571-bed nonprofit founded over 125 years ago, is seeking a Fellow Physician Assistant to join the Norton Thoracic Institute (NTI) APP teams. This 12-month, post-graduate role offers additional experience and training in advanced lung disease, pulmonary critical care, and lung transplant. The NTI is a leading organization with a comprehensive team dedicated to the highest quality care of patients with thoracic diseases, recognized nationally for its excellence and home to a high-quality lung transplant program. The fellowship is designed to provide one-on-one support, mentoring, and outstanding training for early career APPs looking to build clinical experience and confidence in these specialized areas. The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program or someone looking to change specialties, with a strong desire to learn and contribute to shaping the future of the APP Fellowship program.
Requirements
- Degree from a Physician Assistant School
- Physician Assistant ARCEPA
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - BLS CPR, within 12 - months
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS, within 12 - months
Nice To Haves
- Recent graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant program or someone looking to change specialties.
- Strong desire to learn.
- Willingness to build clinical experience and confidence in the areas of advanced lung disease, pulmonary critical care and lung transplant.
- Willingness to help shape the future of our APP Fellowship program.
Responsibilities
- Obtain accurate history and physical examination.
- Write orders.
- Review patient records.
- Recommend therapeutic interventions.
- Counsel patients and families.
- Assist direct care interventions as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
- Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
- Take patient histories.
- Perform physical examinations.
- Perform appropriate procedures.
- Perform and document admissions, discharges, and progress notes.
- Order appropriate diagnostic tests, establishing diagnosis and provide care and management.
- Assist with the coordination of care with care management and facilitate admission, transfer, and/or discharge.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary rounding with physicians and coordinators.
Benefits
- Premium-free insurance options
- Matched 403b
- Employer-funded pension plan
- CME benefit
- Malpractice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
