Hospitalist Physician Assistant

Position Description

SCHEDULE: FT, 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., rotating, weekends and holidays with additional on call responsibilities. SCOPE OF WORK: provide coverage for inpatient floors and consult patients for specialties of General surgery, Vascular, Plastics, Trauma, Thoracic, etc. They would take consults in ED. Would need experience with I&D, chest tubes and wound care. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program • Current unencumbered Physician Assistant License in the state of CT. (Must obtain prior to start of employment). • NCCPA Certification • ACLS preferred • DEA PREFERRED REQUIREMENT: Two or more years of work experience as a Physician Assistant in General Surgery as part of patient population mix EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: • Provides a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services including initial assessment and ongoing medical care • Works with considerable independence as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team • Takes medical histories, examines and treats patients/offenders, orders and interprets laboratory tests and x-rays; formulating diagnoses and treatment plans and prescribing medications and monitoring responses to medications and adjusting accordingly • Documents and records progress notes and notifies attending physician of significant problems • Performs medical rounds to observe and document pertinent progress of hospitalized patients/offenders • Orders referrals to specialists as necessary • Responds to emergency situations • Counsels and instructs patients/offenders in preventive care and health issues such as effects of nutrition, exercise and prescribed treatments • Performs minor surgical procedures • Educates patients/offenders, and guardians regarding disease process • Communicates to agency health care staff and community providers change in patient/ offender well-being, treatment plan, medication side effects, and appropriateness of daily activities • Performs all related duties as required MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: Considerable knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Knowledge of different disciplines and disease states; knowledge of medication and their interactions and reactions. Physical assessment skills; counseling skills; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills. Ability to perform invasive procedures. Ability to work independently. Ability to work under pressure. Ability to formulate plans of care. Decision making ability. EMR: EPIC NAME CLEAR: 24-48 hours, full legal name with NPI CREDENTIALING: 60 days