Physician Assistant

About This Role

This role supports the Urgent Care Physician by performing diagnostic and therapeutic tasks for patients of all ages, extending the physician's services. The Physician Assistant will assist in patient care, work-ups, and recognizing changes in patient conditions, ensuring a pleasant and efficient urgent care experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the physician in the care and work-up of patients
• Take a medical history and perform a thorough medical exam
• Perform and record History and Physical Examination
• Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and x-ray studies as per protocol or after consultation with the supervisory/attending physician
• Refer to specialty follow up as appropriate, after consultation with the Urgent Care Physician
• Summarize appropriate data during the Urgent Care visit
• Complete informative discussion with patient and family regarding patient care and treatment
• Demonstrate clinical judgment and ability to make decisions
• Demonstrate the ability to efficiently move patients through the urgent care visit
• Provide superior patient care, which is technically excellent, respectful, compassionate and friendly
• Participate in care of patients, being especially knowledgeable in the recognition of change in the patient’s condition
• Order diagnostic tests as necessary
• Inform the physician of all changes in the patient’s condition
• Assess the patient’s treatment course and transcribe/implement indicated therapy
• Prescribe treatment, refer appropriately for follow up care, and educate the patient on self-care at home
• Communicate patient progress to appropriate consultants as needed
• Collect data and write pertinent progress notes in the electronic medical record
• Communicate with ancillary and nursing staff to gather information and discuss patient care
• Communicate appropriate information to family members
• Perform incision and drainage of abscesses
• Perform wound repair of simple to moderate wounds using appropriate methods, to include adhesive strips, wound adhesive, sutures and staples, as required
• Perform removal of uncomplicated foreign bodies of the skin, ears or nose
• Perform simple splinting of extremity fractures
• In conjunction with the Urgent Care Physician, recognize more serious medical conditions, and direct the patient to the Emergency Department for care
• Provide, as much as possible, a pleasant and efficient urgent care experience for the patient

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Required)