Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine
Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine
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Job Description
We are searching for a Physician Assistant who is motivated to work in an exciting pediatric setting!
In this position you will practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children episodic care for ill children and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The PA works under a delineation of clinical privileges and will work collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practice under established guidelines and clinical protocols the PA assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice provider the PA is responsible for education research consultation and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.
Qualifications:
- Required Bachelors Degree
- PA -Cert-Physician Assistant by the Texas Medical Board
- Pediatric experience strongly preferred.
- Experience as a physician assistant in the emergency room is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
Provide medical services that are within the education and training of the Physician Assistant within the scope of practice and delegation of the supervising physician
Obtain a comprehensive health developmental and family history on patients and documents appropriately in the patients medical record
Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings and documents appropriately in the patients medical record
Prescribe or administer medications as delegated by the supervising physician and documents in medical records
Administer appropriate vaccines as observed by physicians and documented in medical records
Order diagnostic tests consistent with differential diagnoses derived from gathered data as evidenced by types of tests ordered
Foster collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to improve health care
Establish a relationship with the patient/family characterized by mutual respect empathy and collaboration
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Employment Type
Full-Time
