Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth

• Rollover PDO with service year increases in accrual.

• Comprehensive benefits package; including tuition reimbursement and matching 403b plan.

• Patient facing positions receiving company paid initial sets of scrubs.

• Company Discount programs

• Growing Organization

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Communicates with courtesy when interacting with internal or external patients and customers—in person or on the telephone.

• Exhibits respect for co-workers and develops positive working relationships within the practice and other departments.

• Demonstrate Florida Hospital’s Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork through daily interactions with patients and their families, and with the medical staff.

• Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations and identifying any medical conditions.

• Obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories of patients.

• Determines abnormalities by administering and/or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies.

• Interpreting test results of patients.

• Able to provide pre and post-operative care, if applicable. This would apply if PA is located in a surgical practice.

• Perform therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations, suturing, and managing wounds and infections.

• Able to provide pre and post-operative care, if applicable. This would apply if PA is located in a surgical practice.

• Instructs and counsels patients.

• Document patient care services by charting in the patient and department records.

• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.

• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.

• Proactively support a culture of safety and quality to protect our patients and employees.

• Honor’s patient’s rights by following privacy guidelines, HIPAA, and code of ethics with our patients, physicians, co-workers, and guests.

• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation.

• Demonstrates commitment to professional and personal growth, i.e. completes all mandatory educational requirements, maintains certifications, attend continuing education courses/seminars, and acts as designated preceptor.

• Contributes to a physician’s effectiveness by being part of the team, identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; and help develop the staff by providing information, educational opportunities and growth opportunities.

• Thorough knowledge of techniques required for diagnosing, treating, prescribing medicines for pre and post-operative patients.

• Good knowledge in providing personal services such as meeting the quality norms, and evaluation of customer or patient satisfaction.

• Should be an active listener, learner, with critical thoughts, reasoning and possess good judgment skills to make decisions using scientific methods and tools to provide solutions to problems.

Qualifications

· EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant studies.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Florida Physician Assistant License

• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Continuing education required to maintain licensure

Job Summary

Provides medical treatment under the supervision of the physicians for Florida Hospital Physician Group. Conduct patient examinations and follow-ups provide treatment plans, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. This medical care will be provided within the framework of the hospital’s medical staff department’s policies and procedures. Will work with complex surgical patients both pre and post-operatively.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Surgery

Organization: AdventHealth Medical Group West FL

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 24028670

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.