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Physician Assistant - Hampton, VA
Orlando, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
Academic/Training Program
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Hampton, Virginia, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
1/25/18
Loyal Source Government Services is currently hiring an Emergency Medicine experienced Physician Assistant for Langley Air Force Base located in Hampton, VA to work as a civilian contractor.
Contact Justin LaMacchia at [Register to View]
or 407-[Register to View]
to discuss your qualifications.
This opportunity offers excellent stability, great compensation and a great work environment serving a patient population of Service members and their families.
QUALIFICATIONS.
• Be a graduate Physician Assistant qualified by academic and practical education to provide patient services as a physician extender under supervision of a physician.
• Be a graduate of a Physician Assistant Training Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or its predecessors, and acceptable to the Surgeon General, USAF, is mandatory.
• Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Committee on Certification Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required.
• Have at least 24 months of experience as an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant within the last 36 months in the specialty.
TYPE OF WORK. The duties include but are not limited to the following:
• Provides primary or specialty medical care with the cognizance or supervision of a physician.
• Provides services by collecting data required for diagnosis and performing procedures and services.
• Obtains and evaluates medical histories, performs physical examinations, performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, and orders laboratory studies, radiographs, electrocardiograms, and other special examinations.
• Collects specimens for pathologic examination.
• Analyzes and interprets data, formulates problem lists, and establishes plans for solution of clinical problems.
• Counsel’s patients on medical problems, use of drugs, expected effects of treatment, family planning, child care, diet, and other therapeutic health maintenance matters.
• Makes entries in patient's permanent medical records.
• In emergency situations, administers lifesaving procedures and medications pending availability of physician.
• Procedures include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, treatment of life endangering traumatic injuries, defibrillation, insertion of endotracheal tubes, and administration of whole blood, oxygen, and other emergency medications.
If you are not interested in this location, please let us know what opportunities you would be interested in as we get new positions daily. Feel free to forward this to anyone who may be interested in working with the military or the VA as a contracted civilian.
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