Physician Assistant (Outpatient), AHMO - Avenal
About The Position
The Physician Assistant evaluates, diagnoses, and provides patient care, treatment, and services for patients seen by the collaborating or supervising physician. The role includes performing physical exams, diagnosing conditions, developing treatment plans, providing health counseling, and prescribing medications. The Physician Assistant assumes total care of patients under a physician’s direction, follows established standards and procedures, gives specific patient-care modalities to health clinic staff, and demonstrates expertise in medication, treatment, and patient-care standards. The role also involves ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, maintaining accurate medical records, making referrals, supporting hospital admissions and discharges, performing hospital rounds, and mentoring and educating staff. The position is with Adventist Health in Avenal.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an ARC-PA-accredited program.
- Physician Assistant licensure in the state of practice; required in California and Hawaii.
- CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- AHA-BLS, ARC-BLS, AHA-CPR, or ARC-CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of primary care or allied health experience.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and treat patients within prescribed parameters; order appropriate tests and treatments, provide counseling, and take complete and accurate patient histories.
- Review patient records and develop comprehensive medical status reports.
- Order laboratory, radiological, and diagnostic studies appropriate to the patient's complaint and condition.
- Perform physical examinations and document pertinent data in acceptable medical forms.
- Make medical diagnoses and initiate therapy or refer patients to appropriate healthcare facilities, agencies, community resources, or physicians.
- Obtain and interpret patient data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Develop and implement action plans for practice changes that enhance patient outcomes.
- Arrange hospital admissions and discharges at the supervising physician’s direction; perform hospital rounds and record patient progress notes.
- Transcribe and execute specific orders at the supervising physician’s direction.
- Compile case summaries, complete medical-record forms, and issue diagnostic orders in accordance with hospital guidelines and required signing timeframes.
- Interpret and evaluate patient data to determine patient management and treatment.
- Mentor, develop, educate, and lead staff members in the patient-care setting.
- Identify opportunities to decrease costs and improve efficiency and cost effectiveness, as applicable.
- Provide patients with instructions and guidance regarding medical care.
- Perform or assist with routine medical techniques and procedures.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
