Type: Locum Tenens
Provider Specialty: Family Medicine - Physician Assistant
Location: Texas
Setting: Outpatient
Contract: Nov 2026 - Nov 2027 with extensions through Nov 2031
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8 hrs/day between
Job Details:- Seeking a Family Medicine Physician Assistant to provide coverage for a clinic in Texas
- Schedule: 8 hrs/day (40 hrs/week) Mon-Fri between
- Provide a full range of Physician Assistant services in primary and specialty medical care within the limits of their training and privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., provide clinical supervision and general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
- Technically direct and provide care for a variety of diseases and types of injuries (i.e., acute, chronic and minor trauma), and the skills to recognize emergency conditions in order to diagnose, prescribe for and treat diseases, disorders and injuries, and refer the more complex cases and serious conditions to qualified medical personnel and perform designated treatment.
- Technically direct, supervise and teach other staff, provide educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
- Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
- Understand or willingness to become familiar with military medical accession and retention standards as applicable.
- Able to summarize medical data, interpret specialists notes, draft medical waivers in timely manner.
- Adept in presenting patient information in leadership meetings.
- Ability to lead unit or small team of medical staff (including active duty military, GS/contractors).
- Currently possess or be able to obtain credentials to care for a full spectrum of care to include common women s health concerns and procedures (pelvic exams, birth control consultations/prescribing) and adolescent care as a proportion of our population is between 17-18 years old.
- May be asked to teach a variety of learners, including but not limited to IDMTs, pre/medical students.
- Prescribe in accordance with approved treatment protocols and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved medications and immunizations.
- Identify a medical problem and determine appropriate action to meet the problem, including referral to a physician.
- Perform specific diagnostic and therapeutic practices and procedures in accordance with scope of practice.
- Establish collaborative rapport with physician, nursing and others in order to promote and facilitate primary care services.
- Teach patients and family member's healthy regimen and responsibility for achieving wellness.
- Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement.
Required Qualifications- Certified NCCPA Physician Assistant - REQUIRED
- ANY Active State license and DEA - REQUIRED
- BLS (AHA or ARC) - REQUIRED
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