Locations: Mobile, Alabama
Categories: Professional
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Hours Per Week: 40
Req ID: 22635
USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.
Obtain comprehensive and focused patient histories and perform appropriate physical examinations.
Evaluate new and established oncology and hematology patients in collaboration with the supervising physician.
Develop and implement evidence-based plans of care in collaborating with the attending oncologist.
Provide routine follow up care for patients receiving active cancer treatment.
Provide surveillance and survivorship visits for appropriate patient populations.
Order and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, and other diagnostic testing within approved scope and privileges.
Review pathology, imaging, molecular/genomic testing, and other clinical findings relevant to the patient's cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Communicate signficant findings to the attending physician and multidisciplinary care team.
Coordinates consultations and referrals to appropriate specialists and supportive services.
Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
Regular and prompt attendance
Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
Related duties as assigned
Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.
Completion of an accredited physician assistant training program Required
PA - Physician Assistant - Licensure with the state of Alabama to practice as a Physician Assistant within 60 Days Required
Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesPrevious experience working in a cancer center as a PA preferred HighPrevious experience working in a cancer center as a PA preferred High
The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
USA Health is changing how medical care, education and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists and researchers provide the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall wellbeing of our community.
Our network includes USA Health University Hospital, USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital, USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, USA Physicians Group and the USA College of Medicine. Each year, our team of 180 physicians, 240 residents and fellows, 70 mid-level providers and 800 nurses handle some 185,000 clinic visits and 350,000 outpatient procedures. The USA Health System delivers 2,800 babies a year, more than any other regional hospital, and treats patients through some 60,000 emergency room visits annually.
In addition to advanced and innovative patient care offered at University hospitals and clinics, USA's medical education programs provide first-class training experiences for the next generation of physicians and scientists.
