Physician Extender - Physician Assistant PA

Physician Extender (PA)

NMC Portsmouth, VA

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Become familiar with the Military/Medical Treatment Facilities formulary.  Providers authorized to prescribe pharmaceuticals shall do so according to the availability of drugs listed therein.
•  Perform patient history and physical examinations, interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, and interpret and correlate subjective and objective data. 
• Formulate working diagnoses and develop a treatment plan for neurosurgical conditions within the scope of practice of a physician assistant/nurse practitioner and in conjunction with the neurosurgeon. 
• Implement therapeutic interventions for specific conditions as appropriate. Exercise judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by a neurosurgeon or other health care professional.
• Conduct hospital rounds of patients including intensive care units, as requested.  Write orders, progress notes, and perform admission history and physicals within scope of practice parameters of the Neurosurgical physician assistant/nurse practitioner and under appropriate physician supervision.
• Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized patients, perform or ensure that appropriate discharge planning occurs, dictate discharge summaries for physician signature.
• In the ambulatory environment, see office patients and complete a thorough history and physical examination that is problem oriented for neurosurgical conditions.  Present the patient to the attending neurosurgeon, as needed.  
• Assist the attending neurosurgeon to formulate a treatment plan, order appropriate radiographic studies and perform office procedures, such as local blocks. 
• Evaluate postoperative patients at routine follow-up visits. 
• Be available to see patients that require a same-day office visit.        
• Return patient phone calls and ensure appropriate follow through, as required.  
• Review radiographs and laboratory reports for abnormalities to identify test results that require the physician to contact the patient. Report normal results to the patient.  
• Evaluate and screen patients on their overall neurological health. 
• Record all pertinent information about the patient’s medical and surgical history, care, and treatment in the patient’s medical record according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ‘requirements for documentation.  Documentation must be specific and accurate to allow professional coding to standards established by the American Medical Association coding classification systems.  

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Possess a Baccalaureate degree from a Physician Assistant Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP).
• Provide proof of professional development through continuing education within the last 24 months. Possess not less than one (1) year of experience within the last three (3) years as a full-time Physician Assistant. 
• Possess and maintain current certification as a Physician Assistant from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Possess and maintain a current, unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in any one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Must be a US Citizen.

Potomac Healthcare Solutions offers the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 
• Health Savings Account
• Employer Paid - Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Short-Term Disability  
• Long Term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan  
• Paid Time Off
• 11 Federal Holidays  
• Continuing Education
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Incentives and More

About Potomac Healthcare Solutions:
 Potomac Healthcare Solutions is an award-winning, dynamic, and rapidly growing healthcare services company with a proven background in providing world-class health services for both government and commercial organizations. We are actively recruiting skilled, caring practitioners to support our rapidly growing program base and supported healthcare facilities. If you would like to be a part of a quality-driven organization and make a difference, we would like to talk to you!

If you do not find interest in this opportunity but know of someone who may, we kindly ask that you refer the individual to Potomac Healthcare Solutions by forwarding this job posting. 

We especially welcome employment interest of US Military Veterans with honorable service.

Potomac Healthcare Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled. 
 

***This position is contingent upon contract award.