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The Physician Assistant (PA) Primary Care is a licensed certified nonphysician healthcare provider who effectively renders direct patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority is credentialed and privileged and whose service is billed as an independent billing provider as recognized by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems and in accordance with the appropriate board. The Advanced Practice Provider provides medical care based upon the scope of practice as delineated by the supervising providers typically provide care to patients in an internal medicine family medicine geriatric or pediatric FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLEAssesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem focused physical examinations and medical collects interprets and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care recommends and/or employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policies with attention to efficacy safety and interventions to modify behavior associated with health and implements comprehensive outcomesbased patient treatment plans based on patient assessments evidencebased medicine standards of care professional practice guidelines and in collaboration with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members when patients response to health care provided and the effectiveness of patients and families regarding medical processes management of the health illness/condition medication nutrition and health patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements over the counter medications and herbal appropriate records detailing the patients treatment plans and outcomes. Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds scope of practice and/or consultation level services for conditions /problems related to the Providers specialty and invasive procedures specific to scope of practice as delegated by supervising provide care to a panel of patients in a team based model focusing on acute and chronic illness management as well as population SUCCESS FACTORSKnowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries diseases and deformities to include symptoms treatment alternatives drug properties and interactions and preventive healthcare of practices methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental and written communication thinking and complex problemsolving in the use of computers and related software to develop and implement comprehensive outcomesbased patient treatment to counsel patients concerning medical and psychological/psychiatric conditions treatment plans and behavior to interpret and evaluate laboratory and other diagnostic license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the state of Life Support within 30 days of hire or certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA).Compensation based on experienceBENEFITSOur competitive benefits package includes the followingImmediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits401(k) savings plan with dollarfordollar match up to 5%Tuition ReimbursementPTO accrual beginning Day 1Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or levelQUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION Grad of an Accredited ProgramEXPERIENCE Less than 1 Year of ExperienceCERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION Physician Assistants (PA) Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.