PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IV-HOSPITALIST-MT. PLEASANT

Evaluates, examines, diagnoses, and treats patients

Maintains and promotes the well-being of the patient through preventative healthcare and guidance.

• Maintains accountability for actions taken
• Functions as a patient advocate
• Assists in maintaining/decreasing organizational costs
• Completes competencies required annually
• Assists in the department's compliance with state, JCAHO, OSHA and other regulatory agencies
• Participates in health system/office fire, safety, utility, hazard, and disaster drills
• Ensures accountability for narcotics per regulatory requirements
• Provides for patient safety in compliance with nursing, hospital, and physician practice guidelines and policies
• Utilizes two forms of patient identification before implementing any form of patient care
• Assumes appropriate code team role during emergency situations
• Responds effectively during emergency situations
• Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients, visitors and staff
• Adheres to infection control processes, including standard precautions to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting infections
• P Practices the National Patient Safety Goals

Collaborates with the Physician Team

• Communicates effectively with physician supervisor and other healthcare providers to achieve desired outcomes and assures a continuous flow of patient care
• Alerts the treatment team to any significant changes in the patient's status
• Within prescribed time frames reviews treatment goals and objectives with patients making modifications as appropriate
• Communicates pertinent information timely and efficiently to the supervising or substitute supervising physician
• Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the concepts inherent to the practice of a professional physician assistant
• Demonstrates an ability to problem solve independently utilizing critical thinking skills and seeks assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate
• Functions as a patient advocate
• Acts as a preceptor/mentor to new hire/students
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities designed to enhance the quality of patient care, customer service, or practice efficiencies
• Identifies initiatives to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction
• Assists in chart review/audits as needed for performance improvement data collection
• Supports initiatives implemented to improve patient outcomes and or efficiencies

Performs Procedures and Assists in Surgery

• Positions patients and assists surgeon in the operating room
• Preps and drapes the patient as per established guidelines
• Affords assistance in surgery by performing tasks defined by the surgeon
• Affords assistance in maintaining sterile techniques through procedures
• Per supervising physician's direction performs skin closures as directed
• Makes sure patients are monitored until clinically stable unless requested by the surgeon to perform other duties
• Performs suture removal, and dressing changes as per supervising physician's directions
• Be available for call from home to assist in emergency surgeries
• Directs and provides appropriate Pre and Post-operative care
• Performs history and physicals as designated by the physician
• Identifies normal and abnormal findings and reports to the physician in a timely manner
• Provides preoperative teaching to patients and or families
• Performs patient rounds ensuring accurate assessment, review of labs and diagnostic procedures, and reports overall progress to supervising physician
• Orders appropriate testing per established guidelines and as outlined by supervising physician
• Documents supports a review of lab/diagnostic results, is reflective of all required history and physical assessment elements
• Communicates with supervising physician in a timely manner regarding changes in the patient's progress, status, or critical test results
• Prepares for and develops discharge planning in conjunction with supervising physician
• Dicts discharge summaries timely and appropriate
• Provides counseling and instruction to patients and or families as appropriate
• Performs clinical responsibilities in a manner that maximizes patient care and outcomes
• Assumes appropriate code team role during emergency situations and responds effectively
• Facilitates timely treatment of abnormal labs or other relevant findings
• Develops workflow patterns to facilitate patient transfers or discharges
• Participates in outcome management and Press Ganey scores

Assists in Clinic Care

• Interviews, evaluates and assesses patients in the clinic setting
• Provides recommendations for treatment
• Evaluates patient's current status providing recommendations for ongoing treatment
• Assesses for alternate levels of care as necessary
• Adjusts medication as indicated
• Provides patient/family education regarding medication, rationale for use and possible side effects
• Collaborates with the supervising physician and or substitute supervising physician and members of the treatment team to achieve desired outcomes and to assure continuous flow of patient care
• Alerts the treatment team to any significant changes in the patient's status
• Within prescribed time frames reviews treatment goals and objectives with patients making modifications as appropriate
• Communicates pertinent information timely and efficiently to the supervising or substitute supervising physician
• Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the concepts inherent to the practice of a professional physician assistant
• Demonstrates an ability to problem solve independently utilizing critical thinking skills and seeks assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate
• Functions as a patient advocate
• Acts as a preceptor/mentor to new hire/students
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities designed to enhance the quality of patient care, customer service, or practice efficiencies
• Identifies initiatives to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction
• Assists in chart review/audits as needed for performance improvement data collection
• Supports initiatives implemented to improve patient outcomes and or efficiencies
• Provides for patient safety in compliance with hospital and or physician practice policies
• Adheres to infection control processes, including standard precautions to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting infections
• P Practices the National Patient Safety Goals