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Job ID 9220462
Location Center City, Philadelphia, PA
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Responsibilities
Primary Function of the Physician Assistant is to perform, under the responsibilty and supervison of the surgeon, diagnostics and therapeutic tasks to allow the physician to extend his/her services through the more effective use of his/her knowledge in the sphere of decision making required to establish a diagnosis and to plan therapy. He/she may assist in gathering the data necessary in implementing the therapeutic plan of the surgeon. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
Essential Functions (include, but are not limited to):
Provide clinical support in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Sees patients in a clinic setting, performing routine medical assessments and treatments, which may include: obtaining medical histories, perfoming physical examinations, counseling patients, etc. and performs minor outpatient surgical procedures in a clinic settingwhen appropriate and document all activies in accordance with established medical policies and protocols.
Forms patient assessment and develops preliminary patient care plan and performs and documents all activities in established protocols and policies.
Provides post-operative care to patients by evaluating patient's physical condition to ensure no secondary complications have occurred due to surgery, removes sutures and/or saples, aspirates wound fluids, provides specific patient care as needed in accordance with established policies and protocols.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree and Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program
Pennsylvania State Physician's Assistant License
NCCPA Certification
ACLS and BLS
DEA Registration
3+ years of Physician Assistant experience required
Variable hours of availability (i.e. day, evening, night and weekend shifts may be necessary)
Accountability to the patient, family, nursing and medical colleagues for expert knowledge, judgement, and/or direct patient care
Closing Statement
Jefferson Health delivers state-of-the-art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 7,800 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21 st century professional education. We have 30,000 employees.
Jefferson Health , with 14 hospitals (three are Magnet-designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 50+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually . This year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as the 16 th best hospital in the nation, and among the nation's best in 11 specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 69 such centers in the nation.
Thomas Jefferson University, nationally recognized for advancing groundbreaking developments in healthcare education and research, recently combined with Philadelphia University, internationally known for architecture, design, engineering, textiles and more. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) has nine colleges and three schools dedicated to interprofessional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet-to-be-imagined careers.
As an employer, the Jefferson Enterprise maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
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