Overview
CHI Memorial Neuroscience Institute
CHI Memorial Medical Group (Mountain Management Services), now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, is a Management Service Organization (MSO) that provides comprehensive office management services for all Memorial Health Partners and many physicians in private practice. We are proud to be a part of the regional referral center of choice providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia.
We care about our employees’ well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
- Free Membership to our Care@Work program supporting any child care, pet care, or adult dependent needs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
- Adoption Assistance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
- Matching Retirement Programs
- Wellness Program
If you are passionate about the patient experience and ready to join our nationally recognized hospital, connect with us today!
Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
The Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for utilizing training and skills to provide direct outpatient care under the supervision of a physician. The neurosurgery physician assistant is qualified to assess, diagnose, and treat neurological/neurosurgical disorders. The PA’s primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing clinic consultations for pre-operative, post-operative and non-operative neurosurgical patients.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Obtain medical histories when necessary.
- Perform physical exams (within established protocol).
- Diagnose, treat and monitor acute and chronic diseases (within protocol guidelines).
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Prescribe or recommend medications for treatment (within protocol guidelines).
- Respond to emergency situations in an appropriate manner.
- Promote positive lifestyle habits to all patients through education and counseling.
- Assure the supervising physician reviews and signs off 20% of charts.
- Maintain patient’s privacy and confidentiality.
- Work closely with other nurses to assure patient flow is efficient.
- Consult with the supervising doctor regarding patient symptoms to assure proper diagnosis and plan of treatment.
- Provide comprehensive teaching to patients and families.
- Respond to patient telephone calls (within clinic protocol timeframe).
- Adjudicate incoming referrals (within clinic protocol).
- Communicate with referring providers, as necessary.
- Review diagnostic testing results such as labs and imaging reports (within clinic protocol timeframe).
- Complete paperwork such as FMLA and disability requests (within clinic protocol timeframe).
- Oversee clinical data collection (e.g., for quality improvement or database reporting).
- Conduct relevant research.
- Participate in quality improvement.
- Attend meetings as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education:
Graduate of a Physician Assistant training Program
Required Licensure and Certifications:
State PA License required, BLS
PREFERRED Qualifications:
Two years experience as a full-time Physician Assistant, preferably in outpatient neurosurgery.
Pay Range:
$45.96 - $54.92 /hour
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