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 contractors 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 records and reports as required in support of services rendered in
accordance with established procedures and utilizing the current medical information
systems and electronic health record and the knowledge of outpatient coding and medical
informatics. Collect and record, in proper format, medical and social historical data
appropriate to the patient's condition.
Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used outpatient treatment, the desired
effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of
the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required.
Ability to clearly communicate to other health personnel either orally or in writing the
findings, diagnosis, and planned treatment regimen.
Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and react/respond quickly by
communicating with other members of the health care team verbally or overhead paging or
via telephone in emergency situations
Competent in ECG interpretation
Experienced in treadmill stress testing, dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography,
exercise and vasodilator stress nuclear testing, cardiac device implantation, office
management, and home monitoring.
Experienced in preventative care such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking cessation,
exercise, weight loss, good dietary education, and primary risk assessment and treatments
Experienced in atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, their evaluation, prognosis, and treatment
strategies
Experienced in chronic and acute coronary syndromes to include their evaluation and
treatment both mechanical and pharmacologically.
Experience and education in the vast pathophysiology and pharmacology associated with a
diverse cardiovascular and peripheral vascular practice
Experience and understanding the management of extra cranial carotid arterial disease,
thoracic aortic aneurisms, abdominal aortic aneurisms, acute and chronic mesenteric
