Emergency Medicine Sr. Physician Assistant

The Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking a Sr. Physician Assistant to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team. Responsible for complex, standardized patient care procedures that require experience and specialized training that would otherwise be performed by a physician. Educates patients and families in matters pertaining to health maintenance, disease prevention and appropriate measures in acute and chronic illness. Direct supervision from appropriate licensed physician as designated.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Perform a comprehensive, accurate history and physical including chief compliant, presenting signs and symptoms, and past medical history and interval history. Recognize differences between normal and abnormal findings in H & P. Significant findings are validated or discussed with a physician as appropriate.
• Order and interpret laboratory t...