Full Job Description
Position Summary
Under the general supervision of the Emergency Department Physician, provides quality Emergency and Outpatient Services.
Required Qualifications
• Must be at least18 years of age.
• Proof of highest level of education completed but not less than high school education or equivalent.
• Required to be a graduate of a CAHEA (or its successors) recognized Physician Assistant training program and be certified or eligible to be certified by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistant.
• Membership on the Medical Staff, including hospital privileges.
• Required to comply with licensure and other regulations of the PA practice act of Arizona.
• Completion of ATLS course within 6 months of hire.
• Maintains current CPR, ACLS, & PALS Certification from the American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider) or other approved educational programs.
• Comply with a minimum of one of the following:
• Ongoing Emergency Medicine training.
• Experience in Emergency Medicine as a Physician Assistant.
• Graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant Residency.
• Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form.
• An understanding of computer systems, process design and data management.
• Must have a well-groomed, professional appearance.
• Must have the mental and physical ability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of the job.
• Ability to lift, carry, pull, & push 50 pounds.
• Language proficiency in English, with excellent written and verbal fluency.
Preferred Qualifications
• Previous Meditech experience or other related electronic records systems.