Physician Assistant - Trauma & Pediatric General Surgery Services
Location: Salt Lake City Utah
Description: Intermountain Home Care is in need of Physician Assistant - Trauma & Pediatric General Surgery Services right now, this vacancy will be placed in Utah. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. This position will serve the Trauma andPediatric General Surgery population at Primary Children's Hospital.
This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other activities as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileg! ing documentation of Primary Children's Hospital Credentialing, Consultation and Referral Plan (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate. As part of that patient care, this position is accountable to: deliver optimal patient care through effective clinical practice; education of the patient, patient's family, clinical staff, and others; consultation with other healthcare providers; and maintain current knowledge regarding options for optimal patient care and outcomes.
Job Essentials
Position accountabilities include:
Position Specific Duties
This position is accountable for the provision of patient care and other duties as permitted by licensure and defined within Credentialing and Privileging documentation (hospital), Credentialing and Scope of Practice (Medical Group), Consultation and Referral Plan (NP), Delegation of Services Agreement (PA) (DOPL) or other similar documentation as appropriate.
Clinical Practice
Perform patient assessment to obtain a complete and ac! curate record of the patient's clinical information and medical symptoms. Order tests and exams to obtain additional information needed to ensure proper and complete care of patient.
Based on assessment, diagnose patient needs and determine a plan of care. Interpret patient care tests and exams to obtain needed information to guide care.
Provide for the treatment of the patient (and oversee the treatment provided by others) including appropriate prescriptive practice to achieve optimal clinical outcomes for the patient. Utilize advanced specialty knowledge to ensure that the care provided is appropriate, effective, timely, and cost efficient.
Perform diagnostic, therapeutic and/or procedural care as defined by scope of practice.
Appropriate and timely documentation of clinical care. Code and bill accurately per established protocol and procedure. Ensure that records are detailed and complete, and comply with related standards and regulati! ons.
Education
Conduct and/or coordinate education to increase the knowledge of patient, patient family, and others. Providing appropriate instruction based on patient needs to support the continuum of care.
Train other staff in areas of clinical expertise. Provides teaching of students as appropriate to increase their clinical knowledge and ensure safe patient care.
Stay abreast of current trends in healthcare practice and participate in continuing medical education to ensure optimal clinical knowledge and effective patient care skill.
Consultation/Collaboration
Coordinates and collaborates patient care efforts with other care providers.
Communicates clinical information timely, accurately, thoroughly, and appropriately to other providers of patient care.
May collaborate with other care providers in the effective sharing of practice expertise
Research
May participate in research and u! tilizes evidence-based practice to promote quality patient care, protoc! ol development, care process model development, and best practice standards for assigned patient population. Supports professional development through research processes.
Minimum Qualifications
Current state license as a Physician Assistant.
Eligible for state Controlled Substance License II through V.
Eligible for Federal DEA Certificate II through V.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers.
Other certification as required (e.g. ACLS, PALS, TNCC, NRP).
Preferred Qualifications
Applicable experience as defined by position leadership.
Applicable certification from a recognized certifying organization such as the National Commission of Physician Assistants.
Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution, education will be verified upon hire
Physical Requirements
Hearing/Listening, Manual Dexterity, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Spea! king .
Please Note
All positions subject to close without notice
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Intermountain Home Care.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 15:31:42 GMT
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