Physician Assistant (PA)

Provides care to Emergency Department patients, Inpatient patients and Outpatient patients within a scope in conjunction with the Emergency Department on call attending physician. Seiling Municipal Hospital expects job performance to be consistent with its mission and believes that each employee contributes to improve performance by continuously searching for ways to increase efficiencies and enhance fiscal performance and viability.

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, (The Unity Bill) this position is considered a Safety-sensitive position. Safety-sensitive is defined to include any job that includes tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. Employees working in safety-sensitive roles are subject to this exception and subject to disciplinary action in the event of a positive test for marijuana or its metabolites.

Position Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Risk Management
• Education Coordination
• Employee Health Records
• Compliance
• Health Information Management
• Infection Control

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily.
• Each category will be assessed on performance measurements of appropriateness, efficiency, effectiveness, and timeliness.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Seek out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc. as necessary.
• Share professional knowledge with hospital staff, board members, and administrator.
• Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the companies/facilities philosophy, mission, and policies and procedures.
• Support the facility goals and objectives.
• Maintains a good attendance record and follows all hospital rules, policies and procedures.
• Maintains open and effective communications with patients and their nurses, physicians, peers, supervisors, and students. Establishes and maintains excellent interdepartmental and interpersonal relationships.
• Attends departmental meetings and in-services to stay current with the developments of the department and hospital.
• Observes that proper safety measures are enforced in the techniques used on patients receiving therapy. Maintains high safety standards in the facility.
• Apply professional or technical principles to non-routine and very complex problems.
• Work defined by establishes practice. Plans and carries out work under general leadership direction.
• Supports change and holds others accountable and creates a learning environment and is an internal resource for others.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and hospital property.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with hospital policies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Degree in a Health care-related field
• Three (3) years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• BLS, PALS and ACLS required upon hire certifications and the minimum ATLS Audits
• Demonstrates initiative, ability to work with others, and professional judgement

Education and/or Experience:

• Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment.  
• Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for pediatric through geriatric patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• **Required educational levels call for proof at time of hire.
• 2 years previous hospital experience preferred.
• Emergency Room experience required.

Licensure/Certification:

• Current, unrestricted licensure as a Physician Assistant in the State of Oklahoma
• BLS, PALS and ACLS required upon hire certifications and the minimum ATLS Audits
• *Proof of all required License(s) and Certification(s) is due at time of hire.

Language Skills:

• English is the primary language
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to interpret and write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, the board and the public.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. 
• Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form. 
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. v