Physicians Assistant

Baptist Health

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About The Position

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties. To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org. Highlights: Summary: The Physician Assistant shall perform tasks and procedures delegated by the referring Physician within their scope of practice; performs complete, detailed, and accurate histories; reviews patient records to develop comprehensive medical status reports. This individual shall perform physical examinations, interacts, and counsels patients for symptom management, advanced care planning purposes, and the determination of patient goals. The PA will Institute therapy, including drug therapies. The PA will accept and perform hospital consults and rounds, and provide instructions and guidance regarding medical care and management of stable and chronic illnesses under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed attending physician. This position may have additional duties that are within scope of the role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and completion of a Physician Assistant Program required
• PA License required
• BLS required
• Knowledge of basic Windows based PC operations
• Strong customer service skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to maintain a professional and customer centric composure in difficult or challenging situations
• Ability to work from broad directions and be self motivated
• Ability to prioritize workload to achieve maximum efficiency
• Ability to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds throughout the organization
• Ability to provide a positive customer service experience to guest, visitors, and patients
• Willing to participate in palliative care education programs and practice state-of-the-art care for all patients

Responsibilities

• perform tasks and procedures delegated by the referring Physician within their scope of practice
• performs complete, detailed, and accurate histories
• reviews patient records to develop comprehensive medical status reports
• perform physical examinations
• interacts, and counsels patients for symptom management, advanced care planning purposes, and the determination of patient goals
• Institute therapy, including drug therapies
• accept and perform hospital consults and rounds
• provide instructions and guidance regarding medical care and management of stable and chronic illnesses under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed attending physician
• additional duties that are within scope of the role

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees