Job Description

The Physician Assistant is responsible for providing quality care to patients while under the supervision of a licensed physician.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

• Practice medicine within the scope of license, training, and credentialing
• Practice medicine in accordance with the current standards of care
• Practice medicine in accordance with the quality criteria adopted by the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Promote a safety-conscious workplace
• Evaluate and follow up with patients
• Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of the patients served by demonstrating a strong working knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• Communicate appropriately with the person served, regardless of age
• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care
• 10 hour shift on work days (adjustment as needed based on patient care requirements)
• Rounding on all patients on list unless specifically directed otherwise in sign out / handoff
• Writing progress notes on all patients on list unless specifically directed otherwise in sign out / handoff
• Independently seeing consults if attending surgeon is otherwise occupied and writing consult note / History and Physical
• Writing orders during / after rounds or after seeing consult or admission
• Doing discharge summaries / medication reconciliation when appropriate
• Communicating with attending surgeon about any new consults or developments with floor patients during prolonged case in OR
• Communicating with floor nurses, hospitalists, consultants, ER providers, PT/OT as appropriate to facilitate patient care and disposition
• Helping ER disposition patients in a timely manner (admitting or deferring to medicine admission as appropriate). If unsure, communicate with attending surgeon as soon as possible
• Performing procedures independently within scope of practice and after appropriate training / supervision period

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Director of Operations
• Supervises: None
• Responsibilities: Not applicable

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Required Education: Graduation from an accredited Physician’s Assisting program with successful completion of the National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Preferred Experience: 2+ years as a Physician Assistant

Applicant must possess a current, unrestricted license to work as a Physician Assistant or in the state where work will be performed (ie. Commonwealth of Virginia or the State of North Carolina), a current DEA certification without restrictions, and a PALS and/or ACLS certification, as applicable.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.