Physician Assistant

Summary: Under the general supervision of the Physician, examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide treatment to patients.
Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services, as delegated by a physician.

Essential Duties:
•Perform complete, detailed, and accurate histories, review patient records to develop comprehensive medical status reports, and order laboratory, radiological, and diagnostic studies appropriate for the complaint, age, race, sex, and physical condition of the patient.
•Make medical diagnoses and institute therapy or referrals of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, other resources of the community, or other physicians.
•Perform hospital rounds and record appropriate patient progress notes.
Accurately and appropriately transcribe and execute specific orders at the direction of the Supervising Physician.
•Compile detailed narrative and case summaries.
•Interpret and evaluate patient data to determine patient management and treatment.
•Provide instructions and guidance regarding medical care matters to patients.
•Order tests to determine the nature and extent of illnesses and injuries
•Prescribe medications and make recommendation for lifestyle changes to remedy medical problems.
•Provide treatments such as stitching wounds, setting bones, and administering immunizations
•Order appropriate screening and/or routine diagnostic tests.
•Provide treatment of minor illnesses and accidents either in consultation with the physician or according to established protocol.

Education and/or Experience:
Must have 2-3 years of experience in the healthcare field as a nurse or other healthcare professional and be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
Must have passed the PA National Certifying exam and be licensed in the State of Texas.