Physician Assistant Jobs in Milwaukee, NC

About The Position

Requirements

• BS or master’s degree.
• NCCPA Board Certification.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods and adapt to a fast-paced office environment.
• Ability to assist with lifting or positioning patients of all sizes.
• Vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing within normal range.
• HIPAA training and compliance are required because the position accesses protected health information.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced providers are encouraged to apply, though new graduates are also encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Perform and record patient histories and physical examinations, including pediatric histories and examinations.
• Order appropriate laboratory and imaging studies under physician supervision.
• Inform the physician of changes in a patient’s condition and communicate additional needs, problem areas, and improvement suggestions.
• Triage patients and request services from local hospital support services when necessary.
• Perform therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as directed by physicians and in accordance with training and experience, including wound care, venipuncture, catheterization, suture placement and removal, CPR, ECG recording and interpretation, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, incision and drainage, IV placement, audiometry and other listed examinations and procedures.
• Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous injections and perform intradermal tests.
• Provide patient education and counseling on topics including hypertension, diet, smoking cessation, diabetes, birth control, immunizations, and growth and development.
• Perform initial behavioral health assessments and initiate treatment.
• Convey pertinent medical findings, laboratory results, and continuing-care advice to patients in understandable language.
• Participate in employee and patient education.
• Round on patients at indicated facilities.
• Meet continuing medical education requirements as needed.
• Follow HIPAA, OSHA, and Family Practice Center procedures and protocols.
• Assist in directing staff on needed duties when required.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA).
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k).