Why Join Us?
SunState Medical Specialists (SMS) is proud to be a part of OneOncology in delivering exceptional, community-based specialty care across Florida. With a team of 105 physicians spanning urology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, breast surgery, general surgery, and head and neck surgery, SMS is committed to providing high-quality, accessible care. Our practice continues to expand services by offering advanced radiation therapies, in-house pharmacy and laboratory capabilities, care management, theranostics, cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, and clinical research. We are dedicated to recruiting top-tier physicians to help increase access to affordable, high-quality care throughout the state.
Role Summary:
The Physician Assistant is responsible for assisting the Physician(s) in treating patients.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Assist Physician in treating patients
- Assist Physician in the operating room
- Assist Physician with assigned night and weekend hospital E.R. coverage
- Evaluate patients, take history and perform pertinent physical examination
- Provide post-surgical wound care and follow-up
- Coordinate care of patients (testing and preparation for procedures)
- Record and ensure availability and completeness of documentation, reports and imaging examinations
- Provide patient education, counseling and instruction
- Facilitate supervising Physician referral of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, or other resources of the community or other Physicians
- Dictate progress notes, history and physical, and discharge summaries
- Administer and/or order medication upon request of supervising Physician
- Initiate emergency measures on patient as required
- Perform chart audits
- Provide in-service and daily consultation to nursing staff
- Initiate consultation and monitor patients for special tests
- Counsel patients on preventive care
- Other duties performed in a general practice outlined in F.S. Chapter 458.347
- Share on-call responsibilities with a supervising Physician on back-up
- Answer patient calls
- All other specific tasks delegated by supervising Physician in accordance with the Physician Assistant/APRN's knowledge and experience developed under the supervising Physician
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Hold a current license in good standing
- Maintain certification in accordance with Department of Regulations
- Able to perform health care tasks in Oncology by supervising Physician efficiently and effectively consistent with patient's health and welfare
- Able to obtain and sustain clinical hospital privileges
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Ability to travel within the surrounding communities
- Good diagnostic capabilities