Physician Assistant​/San Diego

Physician Assistant / San Diego / Full Time

Description

Position: Physician Assistant
Location: San Diego - Metro Area
Salary Range: $125, (Based on experience)

About Us
Metro Family Physicians Medical Group, Inc is a Family Medicine practice that believes in strong healthy families and a commitment to individually focused wellness plans that maximize health and wellness for any lifestyle. The Physician Assistant (PA) role will provide a high level of customer service in a manner consistent with our mission and goals. Physician Assistant will provide health care services to patients under the direction of a physician.

PA's are academically and clinically trained to perform many of the routine but time-consuming tasks that physicians usually do and are accountable for their own actions and accountable to their supervising physicians.

Duties

• Examines patient, takes medical history, records results, and makes preliminary diagnosis or decides on follow-up procedures.
• Administers and orders diagnostic tests such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and blood work, and interprets test results.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as immunizations, injections, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.
• Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with supervising physicians concerning appropriate treatment.
• Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs and counsels patients, and records progress.
• Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations.
• Incorporates the 5 Must Haves of Service Excellence (AIDET) into all patient and customer interactions.
• Provides general health education regarding matters such as proper diet, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
• Assists physician with emergency treatments and more complex procedures.
• Inform physicians about any problems or discrepancies that might arise.
• Attendance, promptness, professionalism, the ability to pay attention to detail, cooperativeness with co-workers and supervisors, and politeness to customers, vendors, and patients.
• Maintains the strictest confidentiality in accordance with all relevant HIPAA rules/regulations and office policy and procedures.
• Attends training, meetings, and courses as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)/MA in Physician Assistant Studies, Health Science or Medical Science.

Experience

• Completion of a four-year physician assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training, or;
• Completion of a two-year accredited physician assistant program (which requires two years of undergraduate study) plus two years of clinical training following completion of PA program.
• State accreditation based on certifying exam.
• Continued employment requires 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and passing a recertification examination every six years.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus.

Metro Family is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.