Physician Assistant (Cardiology)

Matrix Providers is hiring a Physician Assistant (Cardiology) to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada

• Employment Status: Fulltime
• Compensation: This is a salaried position
• Schedule: 40 hours work week, which would be derived from five 8 hours shifts or
  four 10 hour shift whichever the schedule demands
• Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage.
  • Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
  • 401(k) Plan

Requirements: The Physician Assistant must have and meet the following:

• Degree/Education : Be a graduate Physician Assistant qualified by academic and practical education to provide patient services as a physician extender under supervision of a physician. Be accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or its predecessors, and acceptable to the Surgeon General, USAF, is mandatory.
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support : At a minimum all HCWs must
  maintain, at the contractor’s expense, current certification Basic Life Support (BLS)
  (Course C), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart
  Association or a Red cross-approved training program. Course (cards must display the
  American Heart Association or Military Training Network emblem). Some on-site training
  may be available at the MTF on a space available basis; however, the contractor shall not
  bill and the Government shall not pay for any time HCWs spend in or for certification
  training
• Experience: Have at least 24 months of experience as a Physician Assistant within the last
  36 months with at least 12 months of cardiology specific experience
• Board Certification : Certification as a Physician Assistant by the National
  Committee on Certification Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required
• Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant as required in the TO

Duties:

• Provides primary or specialty medical care with the cognizance or supervision of a
• physician.
• Responsible for a regularly appointed clinic, compatible with workload and, in addition,
• provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur. Shall
• have the capability to:
• Collect and record, in proper format, medical and social historical data appropriate to the
• patient's condition.
• Perform a general physical examination
• May become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, will be the
• primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of assigned
• patients. Duties include:
• Examination of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders
• required diagnostic testing.
• Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment
• plans.
• Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the
• direction of other specialists.
• Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals.
• Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.
• Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.
• Admit, round on, and discharge inpatients as per the local MTF instructions.
• Recognize those more complicated cases, initiate treatment (if appropriate), and refer to a
• higher level of medical expertise for diagnosis and/or treatment.
• Plan and initiate proper treatment within defined privileges and the scope of practice of the
• facility.
• Identify and report those situations and individual cases which have public health
• significance and carry out effective control measures.
• Clearly communicate to other health personnel either orally or in writing the findings,
• diagnosis, and planned treatment regimen.
• Stabilize and manage a patient in a medical or surgical emergency and/or transfer to
• physician care.
• Determine appropriate means of evacuation of emergency patients, prepare patients for
• evacuation, and arrange for evacuation support.
• Maintain inpatient and outpatient medical records in accordance with MTF procedures.
• Ability to prepare