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| Job Title: | Cal Poly Pomona Student Health Services Seeking Physician Assistant |
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| Job ID: | 6568014995 |
| Employer: | Cal Poly Pomona - Student Health Services |
| Location: | Pomona, CA |
| Provider Category: | Advanced Practice Providers (PA's, APRN's) |
| Provider Type: | Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner |
| Specialty: | Public Health |
| New Grads OK? | No |
| Description | THE DEPARTMENT: The mission of Student Health and Counseling Services (SHS) is to promote academic and personal success and help student’s develop healthy lifestyles by providing student-centered, professional, and quality medical, psychological, and health educations services to our diverse community. To provide cost effective care that will assist students with information and the skills necessary to develop a healthy lifestyle while emphasizing a developmental and holistic approach to mental, physical health and wellness designed to facilitate growth, retention and graduation of students.
The Physician Assistant will work under the guidance of Lead Physician and a delegation of services agreement with the supervising physicians of the student health center, a broad range of functions are required, including as a minimum the performance of the following: Assume ongoing responsibility for continuity of primary care for a patient from initial contact and presentation, this responsibility will continue as long as a patient is eligible for services; obtain patient history, perform physical examinations, order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests; diagnose and treat both acute and chronic disorders; establish and maintain accurate and complete medical records. According to approved SHS policies and protocols and under the medical supervision of a physician, the incumbent will perform complete history and physical examinations, including women’s health exams and cancer screenings; diagnose common illness and injuries using the above techniques with ability to distinguish between normal, normal variance, and abnormal findings based upon evaluation of the patient’s medical history and physical examination; order and interpret clinical diagnostic tests as necessary based on education and experience in the further evaluation of the patient’s medical history and physical examination; interpret test results together with patient’s history and physical to assess patient’s needs and problems; QUALIFICATIONS: The candidate must possess an academic degree or certificate from an approved college or university based physician assistant medical training program; must possess and maintain a valid license to practice as a physician assistant in the state of California, licensed by the Medical Board of California requiring passing the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination; possess and maintain valid DEA number and certificate; and must possess sufficient experience to independently perform the scope of practice identified for the position AND three years of progressively responsible experience as a physician assistant and possess sufficient experience to independently perform the scope of practice identified for the position. For complete job description and salary information please go to Cal Poly Pomona Employment site. |