Physician Assistant - Part Time

Job Description

Description Hamilton Health Box (HHB) is a rapidly growing private equity-backed healthcare startup operating hybrid telemedicine-enabled primary care clinics for small and medium businesses and rural markets across the country. Our goal is to find high potential individuals to drive a high-touch, low-cost healthcare experience for all of our patients and clients. Position Summary: The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will work closely with supervising Physicians. The key objective is to create value through health coaching, disease management, preventative screening and education. This is a full time, day shift position. Essential functions: Promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services under the supervision of a physician. Contributes to a physician’s efficiency by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues. Recommends options and courses of action for patient care. Implements physician directives. Assesses patient health by interviewing patients and performing physical examinations including obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories. Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as X-rays and laboratory studies and interpreting test results. Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations, suturing, and managing wounds and infections. Instructs and counsels patients by providing normal growth and development information and counseling on emotional problems of daily living. Provides a community of care by developing and implementing patient-management plans. Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols. Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; and enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions. Collaborates in the development and evaluation of patient care. Updates clinical guidelines/protocols/pathways; works autonomously and accepts accountability for outcomes; signs orders in accordance with institution and state board requirements; collaborates in research and teaching projects and applies research to practice. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. Develops health care team staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experimental growth opportunities. Utilizes telemedicine interface to complete virtual visits for additional clinics in market. Ability to float, round to multiple facilities and/or take call (first call) to support APPs. Requirements Medical Specialties: Primary Care Skills and Qualifications: Health promotion and maintenance Thoroughness Clinical skills Informing others Excellent communication skills Medical teamwork Physiological knowledge Bedside manner Infection control Education: Graduate of a state approved PA program; PA License required. Licenses/Certifications: Licensure by the State of Oklahoma and eligibility for full prescriptive authority by the State of Oklahoma or other specified state(s). Eligibility for DEA licensure. Basic Cardiac Life Certification. Benefits: Paid sick time #J-18808-Ljbffr