Physician Assistant: Rehab Medicine/Pain Management (Healthcare)
Job Summary
Physician Assistant to support interventional pain management physician providing services to manage acute pain, chronic pain, neck and back pain, or cancer-related pain. This practice incorporates a variety of modalities including lifestyle modifications, physical therapy, and interventional procedures to decrease pain and increase functionality. PA will work exclusively in the office on a shared schedule and eventually independently. Role requires experience and/or a strong desire to learn medication management as well as spine care and trigger point treatment; no nights, evenings, weekends; some call (phone only).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Obtain patients complete medical history and physical data.
- Assess patient for developing and updating of treatment plans; implement treatment plans that have been reviewed and approved by supervising physician.
- Order diagnostic tests, including but not limited to radiology exams and laboratory studies.
- Provide patient education, effectively explaining the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Review patient records, interpreting and integrating data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures needed, including but not limited to radiology and laboratory tests.
- Prescribe drugs, schedule III, IV and V controlled substances to the extent permitted by licensing and administer prescribed medications as directed; observe, record, and report patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physician.
- Respond to patient questions and concerns, make recommendations to address medical or post-operative complications; follow up to ensure successful outcomes.
- Share on call responsibilities with supervising physician.
- Attend continuing education courses as requested.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Graduation from AMA accredited physician assistant program, including national certification as a physician assistant by the NCCPA.
- Experience preferred however will train.
- Current NYS Physician Assistant License.
- BS Health Sciences.
Physical Demands
- Position requires full range of body motion including ability to position and move patients.
