JOB DUTIES
Establishes preliminary diagnoses of physical abnormalities under the direction of the supervising physician as per guidelines.
Recommends for further testing and examinations to appropriate cooperating services, (i.e., hospitals, clinical laboratories, radiological services, and other technical or specialized services.
Provides preventative services such as, weight loss/diet modification, smoking cessation counseling, etc.
Maintains and documents complete medical records and completes patient reports as required.
Participates in the development of written standing orders and/or protocols to be used by the Physician Extender as appropriate.
Prescription refills are completed per Collaborative Agreement with supervising physician.
Daily lab and hospital reports are reviewed with supervising physician and addressed as appropriate.
Acceptance of other duties and special assignments as may be designated by the Medical Director.
Physician assistant will see patients in the office that are referred for medical management. Medical management would include EKG, reviewing patients past medical history, family history, social history, history of present illness, reviewing patient symptoms, review of systems, assessment/medical examination and plan for continued care of the patient. This includes scheduling patients for further testing including but not limited to echocardiograms, stress test, radiologic studies and laboratory studies. Medication management as well as referrals to other providers as necessary. Physician Assistant will review test results with the patient and also provide counseling and coordination of their care. Physician assistant will also follow patients within the hospital as consulted, document, place orders and order testing as appropriate.
MINIMUM EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
Graduate of a nationally accredited and/or state approved PAC educational program approved by the American Medical Association.
Pennsylvania Certification as a PAC.
Credentialing - Competencies in accordance with current credentialing and/or competency requirements.
Current BLS Healthcare Provider card.
Meadville Medical Center is an outstanding community hospital located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The hospital continually works to meet the community's needs by maintaining up-to-date and state-of-the-art facilities. We are a leader in healthcare in Northwest Pennsylvania, with the newest technology, including the latest generation of ultrasound, CT and MRI technology. Our medical staff of more than 100 consists of 37 medical/surgical specialties, with an extensive primary care foundation.
With a service area covering 75,000 individuals in Crawford County as well as an additional 150,000 persons from northwestern Pennsylvania, the Meadville Medical Center has annual inpatient admissions of approximately 7,617 and more than 215,742 outpatient visits. The Emergency Department alone reports 37,690 visits yearly and approximately 650 babies are born here each year.
Meadville Medical Center Mission Statement:
Your independent community health system is dedicated to providing high quality, innovative and affordable healthcare for the wellbeing of our community.
Meadville Medical Center Vision Statement:
Our vision is to continually exceed the expectations of those we serve by working together as a team, dedicated to a process of never-ending improvements.
