Senior Physician Assistant Short Hour

Job Summary

The Senior Physician Assistant provides high quality, efficient, team-based patient-focused care under the direction of a supervising physician. Responsibilities may include managing patients in various settings and facilitating on-call responsibilities.

About the Role

The Senior Physician Assistant, by virtue of experience and competency, provides a high level of clinical and operational expertise and may function as a mentor to less experienced Physician Assistants.

Responsibilities

• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests and interprets test results.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in continuity of care.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems, and health maintenance.
• Additional duties may include facilitating admissions, transfers, discharges, first assisting in surgeries, performing admission evaluations, providing pre-operative and post-operative care, and facilitating patient discharge.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years previous experience in the last five (5) years as a physician assistant.
• Graduate from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program.
• Physician Assistant License (California) and National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Advanced Certification in specialty area, preferred.

Experience

Basic Qualifications: Three (3) years previous experience in the last five (5) years as a physician assistant. Basic Life Support certification required.

Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Certification in specialty area, preferred.