Physician Assistant - Part Time

Center for Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine•Auburn Hills, MI

11d

About The Position

Part Time PA for an injection clinic. Clinic runs 1 day a week on Tuesdays. Date is not negotiable. Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

Requirements

Masters’ Degree from an Accredited Education Program.
Minimum of two years of experience preferred.
Board Certified Physician Assistant License
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Thoroughness
Clinical Skills
Informing Others
Medical Teamwork
Physiological Knowledge
Bedside Manner
Infection Control
Administering Medication
Self-Development
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Responsibilities

Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.
Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
Visit and observe patients on hospital rounds or house calls, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to physician.
Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures.
Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management.
Supervise and coordinate activities of technicians and technical assistants.
Other duties as assigned.