Physician Assistant - Urgent Care - Pool - Weekend Days/Evenings

• PURPOSE OF JOB : To perform, under the responsibility and supervision of the Urgent Care Physician on duty, diagnostic and therapeutic tasks, for patients of all ages, allowing the Urgent Care Physician to extend his/her services.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
• Take a medical history and perform a thorough medical exam.
• Order diagnostic tests as necessary..
• Prescribe treatment, refer appropriately for follow up care, and educate the patient on self-care at home.
• In conjunction with the Urgent Care Physician, recognize more serious medical conditions, and direct the patient to the Emergency Department for care .
• Provide, as much as possible, a pleasant and efficient urgent care experience for the patient.
  

Job Qualifications

• QUALIFICATIONS :

• Education:
  

• Current Physician Assistant licensure in Pennsylvania
• NCCPA certified
• Prescriptive authority determined by supervising physician- (newly hired has 30 days to obtain)
• CPR, PALS, ACLS
  

• Current Pennsylvania licensure required:
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Prescriptive Authority
• Board certified NP or board eligible NP
• CPR, PALS, ACLS