Physician Assistant

Location

Georgia | United States

Job description

This position s erves as Physician Assistant. It is located within the Director of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Service at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Georgia. 

This is a full-time Physician Assistant (Family Practice) position at Fort Gordon, Augusta Georgia that affords job security, a competitive salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, up to 26 days paid vacation, 10 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit, 401K, CME opportunities, an active GME program in primary care and surgical specialties and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.

Augusta is famous for its major attraction, The Masters Golf Tournament. Ft Gordon has a moderate year-round climate and offers close proximity to metropolitan areas, beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. It

The Augusta area is a growing community with an excellent quality of life. A wide variety of cultural and outdoor recreational activities are readily available locally, and many more are easily accessible from the coast to the mountains. Augusta has a vibrant professional medical environment, including the Medical College of Georgia and other referral medical centers. The cost of living is quite reasonable, with quality homes at good prices.

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As a Physician Assistant you will perform duties such as:

• Provide independent and collaborative specialty, comprehensive, and therapeutic health care services.
• Perform assessments of acute, non-acute, chronic clinical and psychological diagnosis, new patient intake/screening, history and physical examination.
• Format a therapeutic plan of care in collaboration with specialty physicians.
• Provide educational management to patients and their families regarding disease processes and diagnostic tests.
• Provide counseling to patients and their families for prevention of illness and maintenance of health.
• Refer high-risk, unstable, or extremely complex patients to the physicians and emergency medicine.
• Communicate patient management strategies to members of the patient care team.

US Citizenship Required

At least one year of experience as a certified physician assistant treating patients in a Family Practice setting.

Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARCPA), or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.

Successful completion of the National Commission of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for continuing medical education (CME) and re-certification.

All Applicants must be licensed as a Physician Assistant by the recognized licensing agency of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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