Physicians Assistant (PA) – Primary Care

LCMC Health

We are a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission: to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond, and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. And that means we do things a little differently around here.

Treating people like family is the LCMC Health way, and it always has been. Founded by Louisiana’s first freestanding children’s hospital, we have grown into a healthcare system that is built to serve the unique needs of our communities and families.

Today, we offer six hospital locations: Children’s Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, and West Jefferson Medical Center. We also offer a network of urgent care centers across the greater New Orleans area. With over 2,800 physicians specializing in everything from head to toe, our community can count on us to provide the right care, right where they need it.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Why a Great Place to Work: 

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary. 

Essential Function: 

The Physician Assistant is responsible for providing medical care and treatment to patients. Performs physical examinations and preventative health measures within the prescribed guidelines and instructions of the physician. 

Practice: 

• Obtains patient histories and performs physical examinations on patients.
• Manages complaints involving interpretation of lab values and imaging with subsequent treatment or referral to staff physicians as needed.
• Assists in satellite and private clinics as determined by staffing needs.
• Orders or performs diagnostic procedures as delegated by the supervising physician. Performs clinical duties and procedures as needed.
• Develops and implements a treatment plan in accordance with written clinical practice guidelines and protocols set forth by the supervising physicians.
• Documents and communicates pertinent findings to primary care physicians/referral sources.
• Monitors the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• Makes appropriate referrals to tertiary professional services as determined by clinical findings (PT/OT/Medical subspecialties).
• Offers counseling and education to meet patient needs.
• Assists in surgical cases in the operating room as directed. Performs suturing of simple wounds, managing wound care and suture removal, initial evaluation of inpatient plastic surgery consults, etc.
• Assists with preoperative evaluation of surgical patients via performance of history and physical examinations and parental interviews. Assists in preparation of surgical/procedural consent forms.

CONSULTATION: 

• Assists nursing and office staff with telephone triage and follow-up of referral patients.
• Collaborates with other health care professionals, participates in committees, task forces and activities to improve patient care.
• Serves as a role model, resource person to nursing and staff members.

RESEARCH: 

• Participates in research protocols approved by the hospital I.R.B. via data collection, patient interviews, and retrospective chart review.
• Keeps abreast of current clinical research findings and integrates into education programs.
• Evaluates the impact of programs upon patient care and medical practice.

Job Qualifications: 

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application for Employment

It is the policy of all member hospitals and facilities of the LCMC Health System (Louisiana Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, University Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans East Hospital, and West Jefferson Medical Center as well as its centers of health care and physician services, East Jefferson General Hospital, Woldenberg Village, Crescent City Physician Inc., and New Orleans Physician Services) to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant may qualify.

Instructions to Applicant

1. You must fully and accurately complete the Application for employment. Incomplete applications will not be considered. LCMC Health and its members may use the information given in the application to investigate the applicant’s previous employment and background.

2. The Application for Employment will be considered inactive after 180 days. If you wish to be considered after that time, you must complete a new Application for Employment.

3. If you are hired, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.

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