Physician Assistant, Staff or Senior - ENT Hanover & Gettysburg

About the role

The UPMC Hanover/Gettysburg is seeking a Full-Time Physician Assistant to support their Specialty Care Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) team. The position is open to Staff or Senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Applies basic professional practice knowledge and skills appropriate for practice setting.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice.
• Learns to incorporate acceptable standards of professional practice as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession.
• Applies the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with the patients served as specified below.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
• Minimum 3 years of experience or Completion of a post-graduate residency for Senior Level.
• A graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) is required for Physician Assistant (PA).
• A successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program is required for Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP).
• Current state PA license certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required for Physician Assistant (PA).
• Current state RN license and CRNP certification are required for Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP).
• Current CPR certification is required for both positions.
• Act 33, Act 73, and Act 34 clearances are required.