Physician Assistant Nocturnist-Medicine Hospitalist Service

Job Description

Job Description

University of Maryland Faculty Practice is looking for a Physician Assistant to work on our Downtown Campus to work with our already well-established hospitalist program composed of over 40 hospitalists where you will work side by side with our physicians as clinical colleagues. This position will include 12-hour night shifts with a rotating schedule of nights on and off model with swing shifts (including weekends). Our group cares for general internal medicine patients, transplant patients, and medical consultations. The position requires our physician assistants to function as a primary admitter, rounder, consultant and discharger. Procedures are not required but point of care ultrasound training for peripheral line placement and exams are being developed to provide standard of care. Additionally, we work with the University of Maryland Physician Assistant Program to provide inpatient training to Physician Assistant students. We also have opportunities to engage in patient safety and quality improvement projects across the school of medicine and with the University of Maryland Medical Center.

As part of our hospitalist team, you have the opportunity to practice within a well-supported environment, to coordinate and provide medical care for patients in a tertiary care facility, to educate future physician assistants, and become involved with projects to help improve the delivery of medical care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Regularly visits pre- and post-operative patients, independently or with attending physician and/or students, to monitor patient progress in accordance with Medical System policies and procedures and generally accepted professional practice and JCAHO standards.
  
• Rounds on inpatients to monitor patient progress in accordance with policies and procedures; relays any problems or concerns to physician. Writes progress notes in patient charts indicating patient status and treatment or procedures performed.
  
• Orders laboratory tests, x-rays and special tests and dressing changes.
• Reviews patient records to determine health status.
  
• Notifies attending physician on call, house physician on call or supervising physician (or surgeon) regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.
• Writes orders, including those of narcotics, stimulants and depressant drugs as necessary.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
* Graduation from a Physician Assistant Training Program approved by the Board of Physician
Quality Assurance is required.
* National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required.
* Licensure by Maryland State Board of Physicians as a Physician’s Assistant is required.
• CPR required
• BLS required
• ACLS and/or other relevant certifications as required by the department.
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department policies and procedures.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: -employee-benefits

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