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Gotham Enterprises is Hiring a Physician Assistant (PA-C) Near Erie, PA
The Physician Assistant (PA) is an independent healthcare provider working cooperatively within a OPD multi-disciplinary health team and is responsible for providing comprehensive care to patients. This position will assist with important clinical trials aiming to study transrectal versus transperineal prostate biopsy. This will involve helping recruit, consent, and follow-up subjects as well as data processing and analysis.
Schedule:Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M - 5:00 P.M
Responsibilities
- Responsible for complex, standardized, patient care procedures, including interviewing patients, taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering laboratory tests, making tentative diagnoses, and prescribing appropriate treatments.
- Educates patients and or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health, and intervene in acute or chronic illness.
- Prescribe and regulate medications per provider-Physician institutional agreements.
- Record and document health assessment data necessary to maintain, coordinate, and/or expedite required services.
- Ensure patient and physician calls are returned in a timely manner and all patient interactions (phone, conversations, visits, etc) are documented appropriately.
- Function as liaison between the urology team and primary care providers, nurse case managers, inpatient personnel, and health care professionals in other specialties.
- Triage phone calls, and answer questions from patients including instructions, medications, refills, biopsies, test results, and other aspects of clinical care.
- Call patients with results according to protocol.
- Acts in the role of mentor and/or consultant to nurses, physicians, students, and other health care professionals.
- Assume responsibility for own professional development and remains current in clinical practice by attending relevant continuing education, manage-operate an independent clinic, providing intervention as needed, and triaging complex cases appropriately.
- Coordinate scheduling of complicated patient treatment.
- Assume responsibility and accountability for time management professional relationships and interpersonal interactions.
- Regularly attend all outpatient clinics.
- Assist physicians with patient management in the clinic. Manage/operate independent clinics.
- Assess and/or manage follow-up plans specific to the patient's needs. Records and documents of health assessment data are necessary.
- Maintains, coordinates, and expedites required services.
- Consistently requests consultations with appropriate departments when necessary.
- Works collaboratively and provides leadership to optimize team performance and patient outcomes.
- Design/develop research protocols, develop SOP, and oversee study-related activities for one or more studies.
- Adheres to Hospital policies and procedures.
- Adheres to Clinical Operations Group Service Standards.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Bachelor's Degree
- Completion of a Certified Physician Assistant program.
- Must be licensed as Physician Assistant in the State Experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree, to the extent permitted by the equivalency formula. Current CPR certification is required.
- Must maintain current licensure and certification during the duration of employment.
- Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to function effectively and adapt to a dynamic and often changing work environment. Apply evidence-based decision-making when assessing and treating patients. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
- Collaborate with other services, other units, and other departments. Ability to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment and respond quickly to changing priorities.
- Proven ability to multi-task, prioritize projects and adhere to deadlines. Finger dexterity is required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s).
- Ability to move standard equipment through a hospital or clinical environment.
- Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction. Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.
BENEFITS:
- Competitive pay and well-deserved incentive bonuses
- CME reimbursement
- Comprehensive health
- 401k with matching
- Short- and long-term disability, company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid malpractice coverage
- Upward career growth and professional development
- Supportive and appreciative culture
- Dental Insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Malpractice insurance
- Vision insurance
Job Summary
Full Time
$101k-121k (estimate)
06/07/2024
06/30/2024
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