The Physician Assistant functions as a Program Physician within the limitations of Federal and State laws and regulations. The Medical Director reviews and counter-signs all medical orders written by the Physician Assistant. The Physician Assistant shall comply with the state professional ethics in the field (NAADAC: Code of Ethics).
The Physician Assistant requirements and duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Maintains his/her license to practice medicine.
- Obtains and maintains currency on all required medical and prescriptive licensing and credentials as required by Federal and State regulations to practice in an OTP-MAT patient care facility.
- Will need to work under a delegation agreement with the Program's Medical Director.
- Performs a medical evaluation including a medical history and physical on each patient during a patient's admission intake into the program.
- Conducts an assessment to determine a diagnosis for opioid dependency/addiction and necessary medication treatment protocols to enable the patient with the best opportunity to respond to a course of clinical recovery.
- Records in the patient's record all findings from the admission intake medical evaluation.
- Records in the patient's record the criteria used to determine the patient's current physiological dependence and history of addiction.
- Signs, dates, and records a statement that he/she has reviewed all the documented evidence to support a minimum of a one year history of addiction and current physiological dependence and, that in his/her own judgment, the patient fulfills the requirements for admission to the maintenance treatment. Practitioner completes and records this statement before the program administers any medication to the patient.
- The practitioner participates in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Reports to the Program Director and Medical Director and is evaluated annually by the Program Sponsor or Director and the Medical Director.
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