PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - PRIMARY CARE SLIPPERY ROCK

Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the outpatient and/or 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: None
Preferred: One year experience working as a Physician Assistant.

**Other Requirements** : N/A

**Status****:** Exempt

**Physical Requirements:**
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* **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)
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_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

* **Repetitive Upper Extremity Use** \- Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT

* **Repetitive Lower Extremity Use** \- Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - FREQUENT

* **Material Handling**

* **Pushing** \- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person

* OCCASIONAL

* 10# - 20#

* **Pulling** \- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person

* OCCASIONAL

* 10# - 20#

* **Lift** \- Floor to Waist

* OCCASIONAL

* 20# - 50#

* **Lift** \- Waist to shoulder

* OCCASIONAL

* Up to 20#

* **Lift** \- Shoulder to overhead

* OCCASIONAL

* Up to 20#

* **Carrying** \- To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)

* OCCASIONAL

* Up to 20#

* **Environmental Factors**

* **Working alone** \- OCCASSIONAL

* **Working in cramped quarters** \- N/A

* **Constant interruptions** \- FREQUENT

* **Working with hands in water** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Use of power tools** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Working on ladders/scaffolding** \- N/A

* **Exposure to vibration** \- N/A

* **Exposure to dust** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Exposure to noise (constant)** \- N/A

* **Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc)** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing** \- N/A

* **Exposure to slippery walking surfaces** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Exposure to solvents, grease, oils** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)** \- OCCASIONAL

* **Working with bloodborne pathogens** \- CONSTANT

* **Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand**
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**Physical Demand** | **Met Level** | **Examples of similar activity intensity**
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Sedentary to Light | 0 - 3.5 | Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
Medium | 3.6 - 6.3 | House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).
Heavy to Very Heavy | > 6.4 | Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

* **_As relates to this position:_**

* Sedentary to Light - CONSTANT

* Medium - FREQUENT

* Heavy to Very Heavy - OCCASIONAL

**I. Specific Job Responsibilities (Essential Functions):**
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* Manages day-to-day in and out patient care in conjunction with supervising physicians.
* Provides patient and or family with information regarding treatment or procedures, condition and expectation during illness or recovery. Provides patient education/counseling and instruction regarding common patient problems.
* Formulates differential diagnoses by priority considering multiple potential mechanisms causing complex acute, critical, and chronic illness states.
* Demonstrates effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills, including documentation according to established standards while maintaining patient confidentiality.
* Displays commitment to expanding his/her knowledge base and views this as a continuous process to maintain professional and personal growth.

**II. Organizational Responsibilities:**
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* Completed mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established timeframes.
* Completed annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.
* Maintained license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
* Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self. Identifies and works to reduce potentially unsafe patient care or other safety practices.
* Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.