PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - HOSPITAL CARE - NIGHTS

Specific Job Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Manages day-to-day in and out patient care in conjunction with supervising physicians.
• Provides patient and or family with information regarding treatment or procedures, condition and expectation during illness or recovery.
• Provides patient education/counseling and instruction regarding common patient problems.
• Demonstrates effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills, including documentation according to established standards while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Displays commitment to expanding his/her knowledge base and views this as a continuous process to maintain professional and personal growth.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Completed mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established timeframes.
• Completed annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.
• Maintained license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• Consistently utilized appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self.
• Identifies and works to reduce potentially unsafe patient care or other safety practices.
• Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.

Physical Requirements

• Standing - FREQUENT
• Walking - FREQUENT
• Sitting - FREQUENT
• Toeing - OCCASIONAL
• Bending - OCCASIONAL
• Climbing - N/A
• Lifting - OCCASIONAL (up to 20#)
• Pulling - OCCASIONAL (up to 20#)
• Pushing - OCCASIONAL (up to 20#)
• Reaching Horizontal - FREQUENT
• Reaching Overhead - OCCASIONAL
• Grasping - FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation - FREQUENT
• Seeing - CONSTANT
• Hearing - CONSTANT
• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use - CONSTANT
• Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - FREQUENT
• Pushing - OCCASIONAL (floor to waist)
• Pulling - OCCASIONAL (floor to waist)
• Lifting - OCCASIONAL (waist to shoulder)
• Lifting - OCCASIONAL (shoulder to overhead)
• Carrying - OCCASIONAL (up to 20#)
• Working Alone - OCCASIONAL
• Working in Cramped Quarters - N/A
• Constant Interruptions - FREQUENT
• Working with Hands in Water - OCCASIONAL
• Using Power Tools - OCCASIONAL
• Working on Ladders/Scaffolding - N/A
• Exposure to Vibration - N/A
• Exposure to Dust - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to Noise (constant) - N/A
• Exposure to Electrical Energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to Temperature Changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A
• Exposure to Slippery Walking Surfaces - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to Solvents, Grease, Oils - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to Radiant Energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - OCCASIONAL
• Working with Bloodborne Pathogens - CONSTANT
• Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand
• Sedentary to Light - CONSTANT
• Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
• Medium - FREQUENT
• House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).
• Heavy to Very Heavy - OCCASIONAL
• Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.