PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

**Full Time:  $25,000 SIGN-ON BONUS**

NIGHT SHIFT      7 On - 7 Off
Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the inpatient environment, by following established standards and practices within the practice specific specialty.

Education:
Minimum:  Graduate of a Physician Assistant Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education
Preferred:   N/A

Registration/Certification/Licensure:
Current PA Physician Assistant license, certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Healthcare Provider CPR, and Act 33/73 clearances. Individual must meet the credentialing requirements of the Medical Staff Office.

Experience:
Minimum: One year inpatient experience
Preferred:   Five years experience working as an inpatient  Physician Assistant.

Other Requirements:
N/A

Status:  Exempt

Physical Requirements:

• The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:
  Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
  Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
  Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
  
    NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
• Non-Material Handling

• Standing - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT

• Walking - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - FREQUENT

• Sitting - Body remains in a seated position - FREQUENT

• Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL

• Bending - To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL

• Twisting - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL

• Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - N/A

• Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A

• Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL

• Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL

• Squatting - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL

• Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL

• Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A

• Reaching Horizontal - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - FREQUENT

• Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASSIONAL

• Grasping - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT

• Finger Manipulation - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT

• Seeing - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT

• Hearing - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT