Full-time or Part-time Physician Assistant - WOMC

Job Description

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an opening for a Full-time or Part-time WOMC Physician Assistant at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV! Nellis AFB is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant to provide high-quality care for the WOMC ( Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic) under physician supervision. The PA will assess, diagnose, and treat patients in a fast-paced military medical environment. Please Note: Nellis is a 24/7 facility that would require applicants to be available for all shifts.

Requirements

• Must Have at least 24 months of experience as a Physician Assistant within the last 36 months. Must be a graduate of a Physician Assistant Training Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or its predecessors, and acceptable to the Surgeon General, USAF, is mandatory. Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications using American Heart Association or American Red Cross guidelines. The duties for the HCW are as follows but not limited to: Provides primary or specialty medical care with the cognizance or supervision of a physician.
• Responsible for a regularly appointed clinic, compatible with workload and, in addition, provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur. Shall have the capability to:o Collect and record, in proper format, medical and social historical data appropriate to the patient's condition.o Perform a general physical examination.
• May become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of assigned patients. Duties include:
• Examination of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing. 12
• Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans.
• Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
• Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals.
• Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
• Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
• Admit inpatients as per the local MTF instructions.
• Recognize those more complicated cases, initiate treatment (if appropriate), and refer to a higher level of medical expertise for diagnosis and/or treatment.