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:
· Complies with Employee Code of Conduct
· Demonstrates compliance with all federal, state and local laws; rules and government regulations
· Verbalizes understanding of reporting process of any actual or perceived violation
· Recognizes incidents as defined and described in the Hospital’s Institutional Policies and Procedures
· Understands the method and reasoning for reporting incidents
· Demonstrates ability to complete the Hospital’s Incident Report Form
· Assists the Department Manager or others in recognizing and reducing risk within the Department or other areas of the Hospital
· Demonstrates FHT PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in Daily Endeavors) by providing courteous service, assisting lost guests, and problem solving to meet special needs or requests
· Creates positive image by demonstrating a professional manner in all encounters
· Takes initiative to identify problems and assist with problem resolution while maintaining confidentiality at all times
· Acknowledges employees, physicians and visitors promptly
· Develops positive working relationships with other functional team/members within the Hospital
· Performs duties in a timely manner and provides updates if delays occur
· Communicates with courtesy when interacting with internal or external customers, in person or on the telephone
· Demonstrates respect for co-workers and develops positive working relationships with other departments
· Participates in Quality Improvement activities to improve processes and patient care
· Implements actions, as appropriate, recommended by Quality Improvement teams and the hospital wide Quality Coordinating Council
· Participates in Performance Improvement activities to improve processes and patient care
· Implements actions, as appropriate, recommended by Performance Improvement activities and hospital-wide Performance Improvement Coordinating Council (PICC)
· Follows hospital and departmental Safety policies and procedures
· Wears name tag identification and is aware of role in minimizing Security incidents
· Demonstrates knowledge of role in Hazardous Materials and Waste Program , including procedures to follow in case of spill
· Demonstrates knowledge of role in Emergency Preparedness Program . Participates in Disaster Drills, as appropriate
· Demonstrates knowledge of role in the Life Safety Program and participates in Fire Drills as appropriate
· Demonstrates knowledge of role in the Medical Equipment Program and how to report malfunctioning equipment
· Demonstrates knowledge of role in the Utility Systems Program and the department’s response to utility failure
· Follows hospital and departmental Infection Control policies and procedures
· Demonstrates effective communication skills with all team members, patients and families
· Maintains satisfactory participation and attendance at required and non-required meetings and staff development programs
· Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development
o Identifies own learning needs and seeks opportunities for self growth and career advancement
o Attends annual mandatory inservice, required meetings and continuing education
· Promotes the hospital image and maintains a helpful attitude towards employees, physicians patients, visitors and the community to enhance the hospital’s reputation as a health care center
· Demonstrates evidence of adherence to the hospital confidentiality policy
· Provides occupational health to all employees, regardless of age, race or sex. Patient population includes workers of all ages, from adolescence through the geriatric population
· Examines and rechecks patients for medical problems prior to return to work after illness or injury. Plans referrals to physician specialists when indicated
· Incorporates patients work with company’s light duty policy in determining physical fitness for job duty
· Examines and rechecks patients for medical problems prior to return to work after illness or injury. Returns patients to their job as soon as medically advisable
· Assists Medical Director with development and ongoing revision of medical policies and procedures
· Assures that continued medical care remains within the UCH provider clinic unless a change is authorized by the MCC-PCP
· Works with the MCC-PCP to assure that all referrals for specialty care by MCC-PCP are made within the participating network providers unless specific care is not available in that network
· Assists Medical Director in review of data for Quality Improvement
· Produces appropriate medical records
· Assists Medical Director in the implementation and management of the Quality Assurance Program
· The PA’s role, scope of practice and legal requirements
· Provider’s specialty area as it applies to Occupational Medicine.
· Scope of prescriptive and dispensing authority
· Medical terminology.
· Laboratory practices and procedures.
· Principles and medical practices in an Occupational Practice.
· Anatomy and Physiology
· Occupational and safety hazards
· Communicable diseases and their control and treatment.
· Physical assessment and analysis
· Problem solving and documentation
· Initiating the appropriate emergency response
· Performing or ordering and interpreting routine diagnostic laboratory tests.
· Working with diverse individuals and cultures.
· Handling a number of tasks simultaneously.
· Translating health information to patients.
· Assisting or consulting with physicians
Qualifications
· EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
· As required for licensure
· Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant studies.
· Combination education and experience that will provide the knowledge, skill and ability to demonstrate the following:
· Recognize the signs and symptoms of disease, while understanding their relationship to each other.
· Obtain, organize and construct a patient data base which accurately describes the information available for a given patient at a given point in time.
· Develop a problem list from the patient data base.
· Apply problem-solving techniques on clinical situations.
· Manage common health problems with physician supervision.
· Communicate empathetically with patient and knowledgeably with the physician.
· Competently perform technical procedures.
· Obtain brief, as well as comprehensive, patient histories, with an emphasis on occupation and exposure.
· Perform complete or focused physical examination as indicated.
· Select appropriate diagnostic studies in the evaluation of patients.
· Identify the potential relationship between patient symptoms and occupational/environmental exposures.
· Diagnose and manage occupational//environmental illnesses and injuries, with the use of consultants in related disciplines when indicated.
· Identify non-occupational/environmental factors that may contribute to occupational/environmental disease or injury.
· Refer and follow up or manage patients with serious occupational or environmental injuries and illnesses.
· Elicit patients’ concerns about exposures and establish a therapeutic alliance incorporating risk communication.
· Report all findings to affected individuals and pertinent information to organizations and employers as appropriate (considering medical confidentiality issues), advocating for the health and safety of patients and employees.
· Evaluate and treat medical conditions commonly seem in an OEM practice.
· Apply clinical practice guidelines in one’s practice.
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Category: Physician Services
Organization: AdventHealth Medical Group West FL
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1 - Day
Req ID: 24009503
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