Part-time Physician Assistant PA Primary Care
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Garland
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY
The Physician Assistant of Primary Care is a licensed, certified,
non-physician healthcare provider who actively renders direct
patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority. The
Physician Assistant is credentialed, privileged, and billed as an
independent billing provider recognized by Medicare and Medicaid
within the healthcare systems, and in accordance with the
appropriate board. The Advanced Practice Provider provides medical
care based upon the scope of practice as delineated by the
supervising physician.
These providers typically provide care to patients in an internal
medicine, family medicine, geriatric or pediatric clinic.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
The Physician Assistant of Primary Care assesses the physical and
mental condition of patients by performing comprehensive physical
examinations and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems
and health care needs. The Physician Assistant counsels patients
and families regarding medical processes, management of the
illness, condition, medication, nutrition, health promotion, drug
regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other
substances such as food supplements, over the counter medications
and herbal remedies. In addition, the Physician Assistant performs
invasive procedures specific to the scope of practice as delegated
by the supervising Physician.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
The ideal candidate must have knowledge of techniques needed to
diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities to
include symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties,
interactions, and preventive health-care measures and
rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions. The ideal
candidate must have strong verbal, written, communication,
interpersonal, critical thinking, problem solving, computer and
related software application skills and have the ability to counsel
patients, interpret laboratory diagnostic tests and develop and
implement comprehensive outcome-based patient treatment plans. The
ideal candidate must be a Graduate of an accredited Physician
Assistant program.
OTHER DETAILS
Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or
transfer.
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