Physician Assistant - Surgical jobs in Scranton, PA

Qualifications

• Maintain a current and valid Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the State of Pennsylvania.
• Must engage in Continuing Medical Education activities to maintain validity of certification and participate in available in-service programs.
• Experience in Gastroenterology preferred.

• Treat digestive diseases through comprehensive history taking, physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.
• Diagnose, treat, evaluate, and manage acute and chronic illness and disease.
• Obtain medical histories and conduct physical examinations.
• Make decisions regarding data gathering and appropriate management and treatment of patients being seen for the initial evaluation of a problem or the follow-up evaluation of a previously diagnosed and stabilized condition.
• Maintain accurate documentation in the patients’ medical records.
• Document symptom assessment; communicate with collaborating physician(s).
• Initiate requests for commonly performed laboratory studies and diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe medications for acute and chronic illnesses to the extent authorized by state regulations.
• Counsel and educate patients on health behaviors, self-care skills, and treatment options.
• Participate in medical staff and other meetings and committees, community awareness activities, and staff training.
• Report errors of commission/omission immediately. Function within the legal limits of the scope of the practice.
• Refer patients to health programs and community resources for health guidance and specialty clinics.