PA Urgent Care PT-Casual at Methodist Health System in Omaha, Nebraska

Job Description:

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  Purpose of Job
  • Provides primary health care for patients.
  
  


• Job Requirements
  
  
  • Education
    • Graduated from an accredited program for the education of Physician Assistants approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) required.
    
    
  
  
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    Experience
    • Two years previous clinical experience required.
    
    
  
  
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    License/Certifications
    
    
    • Current, valid, and maintained Physician Assistant (PA) license in the state working without restrictions required.
    
    
    • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
    
    
    • Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
    
    
    • Ability to perform numerous tasks at once.
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Physical Requirements
  
  
  • Weight Demands
    • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
    
    
  
  
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    Physical Activity
    
    
    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
      
      
      • Climbing
      
      
      • Crawling
      
      
      • Kneeling
      
      
      • Sitting
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
      
      
      • Balancing
      
      
      • Carrying
      
      
      • Crouching
      
      
      • Distinguish colors
      
      
      • Keyboarding/typing
      
      
      • Lifting
      
      
      • Pulling/Pushing
      
      
      • Repetitive Motions
      
      
      • Stooping/bending
      
      
      • Twisting
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      
      
      • Fingering/Touching
      
      
      • Grasping
      
      
      • Hearing
      
      
      • Seeing/Visual
      
      
      • Speaking/talking
      
      
      • Standing
      
      
      • Walking
      
      
      • Reaching
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Job Hazards

    
    
    
    
    • Not Related:
      • Electrical Shock/Static
      
      
    
    
    • Rare (1%-3%):
      
      
      • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-Ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
      
      
      • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) NICU only
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Occasionally (34%-66%):
      
      
      • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
      
      
      • Explosives (pressurized gas)
      
      
      • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Frequent (67%-100%):
      
      
      • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
      
      
      • Biological agents (primary air born & blood borne viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
      
      
      • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Essential Job Functions
  
  
  • Essential Functions I
    
    
    
    
    • Provides primary health care for patients by utilizing the process of assessment and diagnosis of health status, development and implementation of treatment plans and follow-up and evaluation plans of patient outcomes.
    
    
    • Provides patient and family education regarding proper use of medication and health/illness prevention to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness by interviewing and advising specifically to patient needs and recommending appropriate community resources.
    
    
    • Prepares prescription orders/inquiries/renewals to facilitate patient care by writing orders for drugs and controlled substances and relaying information to pharmacy.
    
    
    • Administers medication and immunizations to ensure patient health by injection, inhalation or oral methods.
    
    
    • Perform patient consultations/physical exams to determine the assigned patient's needs independently and under physician direction. Includes obtaining patient medical history, checking vital signs, performing tests relevant to patient condition and recording findings.
      
      
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        Obtain patient's medical and psychosocial history; perform physical exam and determine patient's mental status.
      
      
      • Collaborate with physicians and other clinical disciplines as appropriate. Provide teaching and patient education specific to the patient's health care problem.
      
      
      • Order appropriate ancillary tests.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Develops preliminary diagnosis to prescribe diagnostic and therapeutic procedures by ordering appropriate laboratory tests, interpreting data, and utilizing principles of prevention.
    
    
    • Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the "Age Specific Criteria".
    
    
    • Maintain a professional behavior in attitudes, demeanor, and interactions to achieve organization's mission.
      
      
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        Communicates effectively with physicians, staff and patients.
      
      
      • Is approachable and professional in working with other health professionals, patients and their family.
      
      
      • Maintains a professional appearance, behavior, and work environment.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Perform technical skills competently and independently to assure patient safety.
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        Is accountable to learn new skills and equipment within areas' specifications and time frames.
        
        
      
      
    
    
    • Evaluate patient care to determine response to care/interventions for optimal patient outcome.
      
      
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        Evaluate the patient's capabilities and/or limitations related to nursing and medical interventions.
      
      
      • Recognize and address patient and family capabilities and limitations (physical and mental).
      
      
      • Return patient telephone calls.
      
      
      • Monitor outcomes and documents patient response to interventions.
      
      
      • Performs telephone triage to determine patient special needs by recording patient condition, providing appropriate consultation and scheduling appointments when needed.
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Essential Functions II

    
    
    
    
    
    
    • Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
    
    
    • Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Behavior and company policies/procedures.
    
    
    • Other duties as assigned.