Job detail

Physician Assistant- Laureate Medical- Sandy Springs

Northside Hospital Inc.

#Patient Care #Healthcare #Physician Assistant #Diagnostic Tests #Electronic Medical Records #Preventative Care #NCCPA Certification #Clinical Assessment

Quick overview

Perform physical and psycho-social assessments to establish medical diagnoses and develop treatment plans. Manage follow-up care, order diagnostic tests, and provide preventative healthcare and counseling to patients.

Requirements summary

Requires a Physician Assistant degree from a recognized university and current NCCPA and Georgia State Medical Board certifications. Preference is given to candidates with two to five years of experience in a medical practice setting.

bachelor degreeprofessional certificatePatient EducationTreatment PlanningDiagnostic TestingElectronic Medical RecordsPhysical AssessmentPatient CounselingClinical CommunicationPatient Portal ManagementMedical DiagnosisPreventative Healthcare

Job description

Overview Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, and with medical consultation and direction, performs physical, psycho-social assessment; establishes medical diagnosis; orders and evaluate diagnostic tests; manages follow up care; does other related work as required. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, developing treatment plans, ordering and interpreting lab tests and results, along with providing preventative healthcare and counseling

Qualifications

A college degree as a Physician’s Assistant from a recognized university, affiliated with a medical school. Keyboarding and internet skills, ability to work with electronic medical records, webpages and patient portal. Georgia State Medical Board Certification and adherence to the Medical Practice Act provisions; Current NCCPA certification.

Preferred

Compassionate, thorough, focused, and detail oriented. Able to recognize, analyze and prioritize problems. Preference for dealing with people who are ill and need help. Displays an outgoing, warm and helpful attitude. Tact to deal effectively with patients, guests, co-workers and physicians. Able to communicate clearly with patients over the telephone and in person. Two to five years of experience with a medical practice setting where diagnosis, treatment, and patient education were the main focus of the role.
Work
Hours: 0800-1600
Weekend
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No
On-Call
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