Position Title: Physician Extender -Physician Assistant

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Montgomery, AL (must be willing to cover/travel to Auburn, AL office if needed)

Job Summary

Varicosity Vein Center is a medical practice with 3 office locations specializing in the treatment of Varicose Veins and Venous Insufficiency. Varicosity Vein Center is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA) to join our team. Working as a member of our clinical team, the physician extender takes medical histories, examines and treats patients, orders imaging studies, and makes diagnoses. They also may perform minor procedures and suturing, record progress notes, create procedure reports, instruct and counsel patients, and order or carry out treatment plans. Surgical experience with minor procedures preferred.

Physician extenders also may prescribe certain medications, perform managerial duties, such as ordering medical supplies or equipment and supervise medical technicians or assistants. They augment a physician’s ability to provide medical services to patients and help to build the physician’s practice.

Great work environment with no weekends with competitive pay based on experience. All interested and qualified applicants should apply online or fax a cover letter and resume to 205-592-1752.

Responsibilities and Duties

MAIN FUNCTIONS:

A physician extender, Physician Assistant, works under the supervision of a physician, conferring with the supervising physician as needed and as required by state law. The duties of the physician extender are determined by the supervising physician and by state law (Physician Assistant Practice Act).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· To provide highest possible quality care to patients while improving efficiency.

· To provide age and specialty appropriate medical care at the level of training achieved.

· To collaborate with the health care team to establish, coordinate, and manage patient care independently and interdependently.

· To serve as a resource for patients, their families and medical staff. This includes acting as a patient advocate and serving as liaison in the treatment decision process.

· To work within the scope of the written collaborative agreement with the supervising physician, and practice within the scope and training of the collaborating physician. This includes prescriptive authority, if the supervising physician agrees, in that the physician extender is only allowed to prescribe those medications the physician is allowed to prescribe.

· State laws vary on prescriptive authority and must be followed.

· The collaborating physician must review periodically documentation and medication orders.

· Generally this is performed monthly, and the collaborating physician countersigns the PA’s documentation as proof this occurred.

DUTIES:

· Provide medical care to the level of training achieved to:

· Assess, diagnose, and treat, per established protocols, patients and provide medical management

· Communicate the plan of care to referring physicians and other health care providers to ensure continuity of care

· Provide health education to patients

· Assist the physician with procedures, including pre, post, and follow-up care, as needed.

· Ensure standing physician orders and patient consent forms are complete in the patient’s record.

· Issue prescription orders for medications to patients after thorough evaluation as long as agreeable with collaborating physician and within the scope of prescriptive power of the collaborating physician.

· Maintains legible, accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance), Joint Commission, and state regulatory standards. Obtain any follow-up non-invasive vascular studies and lab work.

· Consultations and History and Physical Examinations – the PA is credentialed and may be privileged to perform initial consultation examinations and complete a patient’s history and physical examination including ultrasound of the superficial venous veins and lower extremities.

· Procedures – a PA is credentialed and may be privileged to perform some procedures that the collaborating is credentialed and privileged to perform if they have training, experience and appropriate competency is documented. Some examples are as follows:

· Provide injection sclerotherapy

· Perform phlebectomies

· Assist the physician during surgical cases

· Provide assistance with ultrasound guidance during procedures

· Provide other treatments and/or exams as deemed necessary and appropriate by the physician as long as they are within the training and experience capability of the PA

· Follow-up with patients, referring physicians and nurses for problems or concerns to streamline and improve clinical relations.

· All other duties as assigned by the physician as long as they are within the training and experience capability of the PA.

· Maintain a thorough working knowledge of and adhere to organizational policies, regulations, and procedures

· Maintains confidentiality of the organization's patients, personnel, and practice related information

· Exhibits genuine concern for participants and always conducts oneself professionally

Job Type: Full Time (Monday-Thursday) days are subject to change with demand

*Willing to travel to both Auburn / Montgomery offices if needed.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Apply: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Varicosity-Vein-Center-1/jobs