Experienced Physician Assistant

Description

THIS POSITION'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE AT OUR HERMITAGE, TN LOCATION

· See patients and synthesize information gathered from patients' histories, examinations, and diagnostic information to formulate a diagnosis and plan of treatment.

· Collaborate with physicians and ancillary personnel as appropriate to promote quality care for patients.

· Make referrals when appropriate

· Appropriately diagnose and manage neurologic illnesses, whether acute or chronic with attention to medical co-morbidities

· Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to patient education with regard to the procedures ordered (how to prepare, what to expect, how results are relayed, etc.)

· Prescribe medications (both controlled and non-controlled substances) based on efficacy, safety, and cost and formulary as legally authorized.

· Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illness, including, but not limited to lifestyle modifications, medication compliance, and treatment adherence.

· Establish a rapport with patients to alleviate any fears, doubts or concerns about their disease course and treatment.

· Education of patients regarding the team approach of MDs and NPs/PA-Cs at KCA when necessary

· Behave in a manner that does not undermine other providers that may have previously taken care of the patients you are managing.

· Completion of notes in a timely manner

· Sign off on documents in fax server, notify MD of results requiring urgent management

· Manage eRx requests and other prescription requests

· Complete Peer to peer calls and prior authorizations when needed

· Facilitate/Supervise complex order completion such as IVIG, IV Steroids, Lumbar Punctures

· Answer calls from answering service after hours from other providers/labs. (KCA does not take after-hours calls from patients. They may only call during regular business hours). Advise MD if necessary to close-out call.

· Maintain awareness of patient wait times and who is checked in and waiting; step in and help and or direct MA staff to keep schedule on time.

· Assist drawing up medications if this is needed to stay on time

· Be flexible and provide feedback necessary to support the company

Requirements

· Must be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

· Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) 

· Licensed to practice as required by the state of TN

· A minimum of two years of experience as a certified physician assistant

· Neurological experience preferred, but PM&R, emergency medicine, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery or pain management experience is acceptable.

· Active TN Medicare number

· Active DEA number

· Experience with EHR systems. Training on our specific EHRs (AdvancedMD and Nexus) will be provided.

· Ability to learn to perform procedures, such as trigger point injections and occipital nerve blocks.

· Ability to understand, applies and supports practice policies, procedures, goals and standards.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment

· Ability to handle difficult patients

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurances available

No inpatient duties

Salary: 85,000 - 110,000

Coffee/lunch provided most days

REQUIRED TESTING

Completion of a pre-employment test is required prior to interview.

Completion of a personality test is required prior to interview.

These tests will only be sent to candidates that we would like to interview.