JOB SUMMARYTo provide patient care assistance in a clinic setting in one or more specialized areas, under the supervision of a primary care physician.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCEMinimum Qualifications:- Completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- No experience required
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONSRequired:- Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas Physician Assistant Board/Texas Medical Board (TPAB/TMB)
Current students who have not yet completed their physician assistant program or recent graduates who have not yet obtained their NCCPA certification or TPAB/TMB physician assistant license are eligible to apply for this position. However, official employment is contingent upon the successful completion of an accredited physician assistant program, NCCPA certification and TPAB/TMB physician assistant licensure.
Essential Job Functions: - Provides patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of a physician.
- Elicits detailed patient histories and does complete physical examinations.
- Determines tentative diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory tests.
- Counsels patient and family on health and disease.
- Sutures minor wounds, assists in surgery, apply and remove casts and traction apparatus, and perform other therapeutic procedures under supervision of a physician.
- May supervise other Physician's Assistants.
- Adheres to internal controls established for department.
- Performs related duties as required.
Salary Range:Commensurate with experience
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Standard medical and surgical instruments. Standard hospital, clinical and/or surgical environment
