Physician Assistant

Allergy Partners•Lynchburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional patient care in an office setting. Responsibilities include taking patient history, recording information, conferring with physicians on findings and potential diagnoses, exercising professional judgment regarding treatment, developing and implementing patient care plans, instructing and counseling patients, prescribing medications within state and clinic guidelines, providing diagnosis and treatment services, performing patient education, acting as backup, transmitting prescription requests, overseeing appointment bookings, and returning patient phone messages. The role also involves maintaining patient confidentiality, complying with HIPAA and other guidelines, maintaining knowledge of practice management software, attending required training, participating in meetings, and engaging in professional development.

Requirements

PA degree required.
Current licensure maintained.
At least two years of experience in a physician office or hospital.
Ability to make independent decisions about patient care.
Experience diagnosing and treating patients.
Working knowledge of managed care basics, and experience working with a managed care and Medicare population.
Comfortable using email and interacting with Internet applications.
Knowledge of practice management and word processing software.
Good communication skills.
Neat, professional appearance.

Responsibilities

Takes patient history, and records the information in the patient's chart.
Confers with physicians about new patient findings and potential diagnosis and treatment.
Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with supervising physicians concerning appropriate treatment.
Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs and counsels patients, and records progress.
Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations.
Provides diagnosis and treatment services to established patients.
Prescribes medications, treatments, and immunotherapy in accordance with physician protocols.
Formulates and updates patient care plans; consults with physicians as needed.
Performs patient education duties; shows immunotherapy videos, hands out brochures, and directs patients to specific Internet sites for more information.
Acts as backup and puts patients in rooms as needed.
Transmits prescription requests to pharmacy; documents action in patient chart and obtains physician signature of approval.
Oversees appointment bookings and ensures emergency situations are scheduled appropriately; maintains timely flow of patients
Returns patient phone messages at designated times throughout the day; documents action taken in patient chart.
Triages incoming telephone calls; instructs patient and family regarding treatment instruction, then documents action taken in patient chart.
Maintains patient confidentiality; complies with HIPAA and compliance guidelines established by the practice.
Maintains detailed knowledge of practice management and other computer software as it relates to job functions.
Attends CPR, OSHA, HIPAA, and OIG training programs as required.
Attends all regular meetings.
Performs all other tasks and projects assigned by the Manager.
Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations
Conducts educational seminars for patients, employers, and others
Completes all assigned AP training (such as CPR, OSHA, HIPAA, Compliance, Information Security, others) within designated timeframes.
Complies with Allergy Partners and respective hub/department policies and reports incidents of policy violations to a Supervisor/Manager/Director, Department of Compliance & Privacy or via the AP EthicsPoint hotline.