What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant Internal Medicine position at Day Kimball Healthcare?
Physician Assistant
Internal Medicine
Day Kimball Medical Group
40 Hours
1st shift
Summary of Physician Assistant :
This care will be delivered using a collaborative health care model including physicians, nursing / medical assistant staff, patients, families, and other supportive health care providers working together to provide a holistic approach to quality patient care. The PA will exercise clinical leadership through clinical practice, consultation, staff, patient and family education, research, and professional development.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES :
Assess, manages, prescribes, and evaluates appropriate therapeutic and pharmacological interventions for common illnesses according to standards of practice. Assist in surgery. Consults or makes referral to primary care physician, other health care professionals or agencies when a situation is beyond their level of expertise or when additional services are needed to coordinate their health care.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES of Physician Assistant :
- Ability to discriminate between normal and abnormal findings in the history and physical exam in order to establish a diagnosis.
- Ability to assess severity of patients' illness and establish need / time for patient's evaluation.
- Ability to plan and care for patients identified problem including medication, diet, therapeutic procedures, etc.
- Ability to consult with other health team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines.
- Ability to form therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Demonstrate appropriate communication, interpersonal and organizational skills; and ability to maintain positive relationship with physicians, nurses and other hospital personnel.
- Demonstrate leadership and advanced clinical decision making skills.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity to diverse populations.
- Demonstrates responsibility for continual professional development and commitment to advanced practice nursing.
- Must be self-directed, creative and able to work independently.
- Good physical and mental health.
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