Physician Assistant

Full Time: $25,000 SIGN-ON BONUS

NIGHT SHIFT 7 On- 7 Off

Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the inpatient environment, by following established standards and practices within the practice specific specialty.

Education:

Minimum: Graduate of a Physician Assistant Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education

Preferred: N/A

Registration/Certification/Licensure:

Current PA Physician Assistant license, certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Healthcare Provider CPR, and Act 33/73 clearances. Individual must meet the credentialing requirements of the Medical Staff Office.

Experience:

Minimum: One year inpatient experience

Preferred: Five years experience working as an inpatient Physician Assistant.

Other Requirements:

N/A

Status: Exempt

Physical Requirements:

• The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:

Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)

Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)

Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.

• Non-Material Handling
• Standing- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary- FREQUENT
• Walking- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about- FREQUENT
• Sitting- Body remains in a seated position- FREQUENT
• Stooping- To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist- OCCASIONAL
• Bending- To flex the upper body forward- OCCASIONAL
• Twisting- To rotate the upper body forward- OCCASIONAL
• Climbing- To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders- N/A
• Ladders- To ascend and descend ladders- N/A
• Stairs- To ascend and descend stairs- OCCASIONAL
• Kneeling- To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees- OCCASIONAL
• Squatting- To move the body downwards by bending both knees- OCCASIONAL
• Crouching- To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs- OCCASIONAL
• Crawling- To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees- N/A
• Reaching Horizontal- To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height- FREQUENT
• Reaching Overhead- To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height- OCCASSIONAL
• Grasping- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object- FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation- To manipulate objects with the use of fingers- FREQUENT
• Seeing- Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity- CONSTANT
• Hearing- Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity- CONSTANT