The Physician Assistant collaborates with a physician to assist in clinical decision-making, case management, and performance evaluation, providing advanced nursing care and treatment to patients. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, ordering tests, developing treatment plans, prescribing therapies, and managing new work injury triage and coordination.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited physician assistant program and possess a Missouri PA License, with no prior experience explicitly required. Essential skills include being self-motivated, able to work independently and collaboratively, and possessing good clinical expertise and organizational skills.
Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics.
CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek. Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024. Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025. Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
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Job Description
A Physician Assistant works in collaboration with a physician for assistance in clinical decision-making, case management and evaluation of performance. The Physician Assistant provides advanced nursing care and treatment to patients and performs physical examinations; orders diagnostic tests, develops treatment plans and prescribes drugs or other therapies. The Physician Assistant may also plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations. The Physician Assistant maintains a relationship with adjusters and employers to communicate work status to them. Will completes EMR within 48 hours of appointments, communicate via Tele Med Camera with Collaborating Provider as needed and Triage and coordinate care for new walk-in work injuries.Education:
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan With Employer Match
Graduate of accredited physician assistant program Experience:
No Prior Experience Required Skills:
Self motivated individual who can work with little direct supervision
Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams; tolerance for working with multiple numbers of people
Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills
Successful completion of all department specific credentialing within first 90 days of employment Looking for Physician Opportunities? Please follow this link. Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? At CoxHealth, we don’t just provide medical services; we've created an atmosphere where innovation, collaboration, values, and excellence come together to transform lives. Whether you desire to work in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, CoxHealth has the perfect position for you! CoxHealth is the region’s employer of choice because we keep our mission, vision, and values in mind with every decision for our employees and our patients. OUR MISSION To improve the health of the communities we serve. OUR VISION To be the best for those who need us. OUR VALUES Safety, compassion, respect, and integrity. Join our Talent Network and our recruitment team will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and more than 14,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you might have. Whether you're about to become a parent, have an illness or need medical information, we’re here for you. And if your goal is to live a healthy, balanced life with the best tools available, we can help with that, too. We know that your health and the health of your loved ones are some of the most personal, important parts of your life. That's why we keep our Mission, Vision and Values at the center of everything we do, every day. Thank you for choosing CoxHealth.
