USGP
Physician Assistant / Radiology - Musculoskeletal / Virginia / Locum Tenens / Ph
USGP, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
U.S. Got People is searching for an Physician Assistant to work Full-Time withing the Orthopedic Department at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Job Responsibilities: Shall provide services within the scope of the clinical privileges granted by the MTF Director, the applicable duties provided in the basic contract, and the following:
Become familiar with the Military/Medical Treatment Facilities formulary. Providers authorized to prescribe pharmaceuticals shall do so according to the availability of drugs listed therein.
Provide a full range of Musculoskeletal care as identified below:
Examination, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the Musculoskeletal system including:
- Contusions, strains, sprains,
- Sports medicine and related injuries
- Back and neck pain, chronic and acute neuromuscular disease and demyelinating disease
- Nonsurgical musculoskeletal problems (e.g. Rheumatic disease, collagen diseases, foot disorders)
- Peripheral nervous system disorders and myoneural junction disorders (e.g. radiculopathies and myasthenia gravis)
- Generalized conditioning and injury rehabilitation
- Evaluation and management of chronic pain conditions
- Functional capacity testing, evaluation and assessment Qualifications: Degree/Education: Bachelor?s Degree - Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: None
Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instruction. Completion of a fellowship or residency training in Orthopedic Medicine OR Possess a minimum of 2 years fulltime experience within the preceding 3 years working as an Orthopedic Physician Assistant.
Board Certification (5.2.6.4.4): Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician?s Assistants (NCCPA)
Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in any one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands Working Hours: M- F
0600-1800hrs
Become familiar with the Military/Medical Treatment Facilities formulary. Providers authorized to prescribe pharmaceuticals shall do so according to the availability of drugs listed therein.
Provide a full range of Musculoskeletal care as identified below:
Examination, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the Musculoskeletal system including:
- Contusions, strains, sprains,
- Sports medicine and related injuries
- Back and neck pain, chronic and acute neuromuscular disease and demyelinating disease
- Nonsurgical musculoskeletal problems (e.g. Rheumatic disease, collagen diseases, foot disorders)
- Peripheral nervous system disorders and myoneural junction disorders (e.g. radiculopathies and myasthenia gravis)
- Generalized conditioning and injury rehabilitation
- Evaluation and management of chronic pain conditions
- Functional capacity testing, evaluation and assessment Qualifications: Degree/Education: Bachelor?s Degree - Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: None
Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instruction. Completion of a fellowship or residency training in Orthopedic Medicine OR Possess a minimum of 2 years fulltime experience within the preceding 3 years working as an Orthopedic Physician Assistant.
Board Certification (5.2.6.4.4): Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician?s Assistants (NCCPA)
Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in any one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands Working Hours: M- F
0600-1800hrs