Physician Assistant - Palliative Medicine

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The Palliative Medicine Physician Assistant, provides advanced health care to individuals, families or groups as an advanced or expert clinician through both inpatient consults and outpatient clinic visits. This includes the assessment of individual health, analyzing data to determine medical and nursing care needed, planning a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, and evaluating responses to nursing and medical interventions all while under the guidance of and collaboration with a physician.

GENERAL DUTIES

Prescribes, delegates and coordinates care to the patient through the process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Conducts and documents age appropriate assessments of patients, including history taking, physical examination in an on-going systematic manner. Orders, performs, or interprets the results of diagnostic tests and appropriate labs and screening procedures based on assessment results, differential diagnoses, and knowledge about age, gender and health status of clients.

Collaborates with assigned collaborating and/or supervising physician(s) for appropriateness of treatment especially for patients with complex medical conditions, escalates to physician as appropriate and as deemed necessary.

Performs approved procedures on critically ill patients. Participates with physicians and other clinicians to assure effective patient care consistent with quality indicators.

Conducts rounds with physicians on patients in assigned areas, consults in intensive care units and other areas, and assists with transfering patient to a lower level of care when appropriate.

Establishes and maintains communication with other health care providers and departments to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness and to promote consistency and continuity of care. Completes patient care audits with collaborating physician to ensure documentation, treatment planning, referrals, and appropriate escalation to physician.

Stays current of the latest developments, advancements and trends in specialty. Participates in didactic conferences, journal clubs related to critical care-related issues. Attends continuing education programs to maintain licensure and to keep abreast of current practice within specialty, including specialty certification. Participates in policy and program development.

May collaborates in research activities, when appropriate, with other healthcare professionals to achieve improvement of patient care and organizational outcomes. Serves a preceptor to APP students as appropriate.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited college or university and current Louisiana license as a Physician Assistant.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

American Heart Association, Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS-HCP) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

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About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region's safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center's legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.

• Give people a reason to smile.

• Put a little love in your work.

• Be honest and real, but with compassion.

• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.

• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.

• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.

• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.

• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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