Musculoskeletal Physician Assistant position: The Physician Assistant (PA) will be working closely with musculoskeletal providers in the Ambulatory Clinic from the specialties of interventional physiatry, podiatry, sports medicine, and orthopedic surgery and will be trained in performing a thorough neurologic musculoskeletal examination for patients with various pain complaints including neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, hip pain, elbow pain, foot and ankle pain, back pain. Moreover, the PA will be evaluating new patients as well as postprocedural/surgical patients and will be working in collaboration with the attending physician in formulating treatment plan. The PA will also be assisting the attending provider with the various interventions/injection procedures performed in the Ambulatory Clinic only.
Duties And Responsibilities
Evaluate, diagnoses, and treats conditions based on high quality clinical medicine.
Develop and oversee a thorough plan of treatment.
Orders appropriate blood work and other laboratory procedures.
Reviews radiologic and laboratory tests results to identify and communicate abnormal findings.
Reviews entire EMR chart during encounter and documents inpatient or outpatient encounter in the EMR.
Prescribes and administers appropriate medications.
Follow-ups as appropriate via telephone or telemedicine.
Completes all inpatient and outpatient medical assessments, clinical documentation, medical orders, laboratory and consult reviews, plan of care, treatment reviews, and summaries in a timely fashion.
Provides and educations to patients as it relates to their medical condition.
Assures implementation and ongoing status of recommended treatment.
Refers patients to appropriate follow up Physician Consults .
Recommends universal precautions when ordering any invasive procedure for diagnostic or routine studies.
Provides services in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control infection guidelines, Federal, State and local laws and the Quality Improvement Program standards.
Assumes responsibility and accountability for his/her individual judgments and actions .
Maintains and submits documentation of current medical licensure, DEA registration, and CDS certificate.
Understands and adheres to BNBMC's compliance standards as they appear in BNMC's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of
Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they ch ange or are modified.
Ensures that the staff are trained and evaluated on their knowledge of and adherence to compliance policies and procedures specific to their jobs.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The successful candidate
Will Possess The Follow
PA-C
Fluency in Spanish preferred, but not required
Education And/Or Experience
NCCPA Board certified or board eligible Physician Assistant
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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