Physician Assistant-Family Practice(093008)
Designation: Physician Assistant-Family Practice
Location: Andrews AFB
Job Code: 093008
State/Province: MD
Salary: Not specified
Contact: Karen Arteaga
Date Posted:
Responsibilities
1. The Physician Assistant shall perform and provide medical examination and treatment as required by the MTF, Chief, Department of Primary Care and Community Medicine (DPCCM), or Counterpart, at each location. The Physician Assistant shall perform the services, which a military Physician Assistant with similar training and experience would be called upon to perform while in a similar duty assignment. The Physician Assistant shall be responsible for a regularly appointed clinic, compatible with workload and, in addition, provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur. 2. Collect and record, in proper format, medical and social historical data appropriate to the patient's condition. 3. Perform a general physician examination. Record the findings in proper format and determine medical qualification for various purposes. 4. Plan and initiate proper treatment within the PA's defined privileges and the scope of practice of the facility. 5. Identify and report those situations and individual cases which have public health significance and carry out effective control measures.
Qualifications
1. Be a graduate Physician Assistant qualified by academic and practical education to provide patient services as a physician extender under supervision of a physician. 2. Be a graduate of a Physician Assistant Training Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or its predecessors, and acceptable to the Surgeon General, USAF, is mandatory. 3. Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Committee on Certification Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required. 4. Have at least 24 months of experience within the last 36 months.
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