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Advanced Practice - Infectious Disease position in San Antonio, TX
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Infectious Disease
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/03/23
**Infectious Disease APP opening in San Antonio, TX**
* Full-time, permanent opening
* Employed position
* Provide inpatient management of general medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, anemia and stable chronic kidney disease under the direction of the physicians
* The physicians will direct the TB therapy and do not expect the candidates to have any prior knowledge of TB treatment
* Assist in taking calls from home one weekend per month
* Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm
* Competitive compensation and benefits!
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Assists in collecting patient histories at the time of admission
* Rounds on patients in the hospital daily Monday through Friday
* Maintains appropriate records, and prepares charts for review and counter signature by a physician
* Demonstrates ability to recognize acute, critical events, responds accordingly and escalates to supervising physician
* Coordinates, directs and implements the patient plan of care
* Rounds daily with nursing staff to review acute events and the patient care plan
* Rounds with nursing and other patient care staff as part of multidisciplinary rounds
* Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information
* Works with staff to provide the highest quality patient care
* Participates in quality improvement initiatives
**Facility:**
A unique and premier in-patient facility created to care for patients with tuberculosis. Patients are admitted when they are experiencing complications with therapy or when they have drug resistant disease. The facility was built to support patient treatment and medical care while ensuring the safety and security of staff. A patients stay can range from a few months to up to two years. Patient rooms are designed to be more home-like than a typical hospital to accommodate longer stays, and each room is designed as an airborne isolation room with the heating and air conditioning ventilation system designed to allow the airflow to be changed from negative pressure to neutral when a patient is no longer contagious. They play a pivotal role in treating patients with TB in Texas as well as neighboring states, and the campus houses the Heartland National TB Center, a TB regional training and medical consultation center funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Currently, two infectious disease physicians care for the patients in addition to teaching, students, residents and fellows. Looking to expand staff to include APPs to meet the states increasing needs in TB patient care.
**Community:**
* An affordable metropolitan city offering a wonderful mix of local attractions including outdoor activities, cultural amenities, shopping, family amusements, and fine dining
* Friendly, relaxed environment within the beautiful Texas Hill Country
* A family-oriented lifestyle
* The climate in central Texas provides great weather for outdoor activities all year long!
* Affordable housing and low cost of living with increasing home values
* No state income tax and tort reform in Texas