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Urgent Care Physician Assistant
Date
04.12.2012
Location:
Western New York Immediate Care
Buffalo, NY
Position Summary: Provides primary and episodic care to patients—independently and in collaboration with other medical professionals—following standards and protocols set by the Medical Director or Supervising physician. Functions as a member of clinical team in maintaining patient flow and maximizing the delivery of quality care to patients. Emphasizes health promotion and/or disease prevention through patient education and coordination of care. Follows regulations and guidelines for writing prescriptions.
Essential Functions:
- Follow protocols which provide medical authority when such are indicated in providing care.
- Perform complete physical exams and assessments of patients including urgent, emergent, and non-urgent presentation.
- Select, order, and perform tests and procedures to augment physical findings.
- Define/document differential diagnoses and list differential diagnoses with most likely diagnosis included.
- Write orders on physician order sheet for tests, procedures, and the implementation and management of therapies in accordance with medical nursing protocols.
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as deemed necessary and appropriate for plan of care, in collaboration with supervising physician.
- Interpret data and diagnostic results for appropriate course of action including but not limited to blood gasses, radiology, EKG, etc., in collaboration with supervising physician.
- Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart including follow-up notes.
Position Qualifications:
• Graduate of an accredited school and certified as a Physician Assistant with current New York State licensure.
• Skilled in traditional physician assistant disciplines of patient assessment and management
• Two years previous emergency medicine or urgent care experience or 1-3 years experience as a practicing physician assistant in family practice, orthopedics or general surgery
• ACLS/PALS certification
Physician Assistant Compensation
Vacation: Two weeks paid vacation (80 hours)
Professional Liability Insurance & Tail Coverage: Paid in full for services performed for the practice;
Health Insurance: BlueCross BlueShield Single and Family Plan
For employees that opt out of our health insurance, they will receive $100 of additional compensation per pay period in substitution (with proof of other coverage).
CME: Full-time: $1500 for and 16 hours annually (accrued on a pro-rated basis)
Half-time: $750 allowance, no paid hours
Life & Disability Insurance:
Long Term Disability Insurance: benefit is 60% of your monthly earnings to a maximum of $6,000 per month.
Life Insurance: benefit is one times your annual salary to a maximum of $200,000. However the guaranty issue is $110,000.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Plan covers Pre-tax Insurance Premiums, Section 125 Un-reimbursed Medical, Dependent Care, Adoption Assistance Account
401K: The Plan is administered through Nationwide. The Plan operates as a safe harbor plan, contributing 3% of employee’s compensation as a safe harbor contribution and generally 2% of compensation as a discretionary contribution for a total employer contribution of up to 5% of employee’s compensation.
Holiday Differential: Normal hourly rate plus $10.00 per hour for working the shift
Bonus Incentives: Not sure
Allstate Voluntary Insurance Program: Is voluntary benefits program at the employee’s expense and are in addition to any other Company provided benefits. This covers the following: Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance (Individual or Family); Life Insurance (Individual &/or Family); Short Term Disability (Employee and Spousal Coverage) in addition to NYS disability payments; Accident Insurance (Individual or Family).
SEND INQUIRIES TO:
Mark Wilkowski at markwilco456@aol.com
