Physician Assistant
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Job Location:
Fort Belvoir, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Amazing civilian opportunity to work at A.T Augusta Military Medical Center!
Physician Assistant opening in support of the Intrepid Spirit Center Excellence in Ft Belvoir VA caring for patients with traumatic brain injury.
Schedule: Monday - Friday 40 hours
Pay Rate:$75
MedTrust LLC provides exceptional medical staffing services and solutions to government and commercial customers across the United States. Our workforce of professionals is made up of Physicians Nurses Mid-Level Providers Mental Health Professionals Allied Health and Ancillary services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a full range of Physician Assistant services in an Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) outpatient clinic within the limits of their training and privileges granted by the MTF (e.g. supervise and provide medical care and examinations of patients for routine acute and chronic brain injury conditions involving any and all organ systems; diagnose treat and counsel patients as indicated).
- Technically direct and provide care for a variety of diseases and types of brain injuries and the skills to recognize associated conditions in order to diagnose prescribe for and treat diseases disorders and injuries and refer the more complex cases and serious conditions to qualified medical personnel and perform designated treatment.
- Obtain medical histories perform general and neurological examinations reviews and enters orders: diagnostic therapeutic and radiologic tests.
- Technically direct and teach other staff provide educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
- Prescribe in accordance with approved treatment protocols and the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee approved medications and immunizations.
- Identify a medical problem and determine appropriate action to meet the problem including referral to other physicians for consultation.
- Perform specific diagnostic and therapeutic practices and procedures in accordance with scope of practice.
- Establish collaborative rapport with physician nursing and others in order to promote and facilitate primary care services.
- Teach patients and family members healthy regimen and responsibility for achieving wellness.
- Other clinical job duties may be applied in accordance with departmental and operational goals. Promotes patient satisfaction and integrated principles of caring into patient services.
- Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion continuing education and continuous quality improvement.
- Responsibilities include but are not limited to coordinating and implementing all aspects of patient care withing the multidisciplinary team.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Must have recent TBI experience.
- Degree: Bachelors degree.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) Certification: Certified
by the National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants (NCCPA). - Certifications: BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service specific credentialing instructions.
- Licensure: Current full active and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant.
Benefits
As a MedTrust team member you may be eligible for the following:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance & Long Term Disability
- 401K
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Federal Holidays Paid Off
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Occupational Health Experience
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Physical Examinations
- Physiology Knowledge
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Dermal Fillers
- Medical Imaging
- Botox Experience
