Physician Assistant - Hospitalists - Prov - USA Health Physicians Group

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Provides timely, courteous, and efficacious care to patients
• Examines, diagnoses, and prescribes treatments and medications
• Performs or orders tests and/or procedures for a variety of diseases and injuries using medical instruments and equipment
• Refers to medical specialists for consultation
• Communicates with patients' primary physician as indicated
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when moving, positioning, and transferring patients without assistance or with assistance when needed for patient safety and by moving equipment that is necessary to perform essential functions
• Provides patient and family education by planning, coordinating, and delegating, as appropriate, the educational needs of each patient
• Utilizes a personal computer or terminal to access the Clinical Information System
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families, and healthcare team in person and via telephone
• Exhibits cooperative and professional demeanor
• Responds to overhead pages
• Maintains patient and medical records and completes charge documents and code records for billing purposes
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational, and hospital requirements
• Utilizes cost-effective practices in performing all aspects of the job
• 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

Additional Information

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant training program and licensure with the state of Alabama as a Physician Assistant within two months of employment Required
• NCCPA certification highly Preferred
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to be credentialed for USA Hospital privileges Ability to be credentialed for USA Hospital privileges