Ophthalmology - PA - Full-Time
About the role
The Department 02270 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Ophthalmology is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our team. This position offers benefits eligibility, full-time status, and competitive pay ranging from $54.90 to $82.35 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan.
- Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care.
- Orders and interprets laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
- Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
- Performs procedural skills per department or practice guidelines.
- Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects.
- Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners.
- Upholds AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment.
- Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program, Master's degree preferred.
- LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR REGISTRATION: Current applicable state Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure.
- Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Exemplary organizational skills.
- Willingness to perform other related duties other than those described herein.
Skills
- Proper physical requirements to perform the essential functions of the job.
Benefits
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including:
- Compensation
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Education Assistance Program
Physical Requirements
Efficient team based care, Professionalism And Customer Service Skills, Potential irregular hours and/or call, Physical Requirements to0%35%65%toto35%65%100%N/AActivityXStandingXWalkingXSittingXBendingXReaching with armsXFinger and hand dexterityXTalkingXHearingXSeeingLifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling:X20 lbs. maximumX50 lbs. maximumX100 lbs. maximum
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. We provide care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. We are engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. We are nationally recognized for our expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.