Urgent Care Job at Centennial Medical Group in Elkridge, MD

  Urgent Care Physician Assistant

  Centennial Medical Group/First Call Medical Center

Salary Range $135K - $225K (Based on 40 hour work week) with Incentive Compensation, Closed on Christmas and Thanksgiving Day!

Practice in a Medical System with Primary Care so you never feel left on an Island! Collaborative care environment between Urgent Care and Primary Care! Physical Therapists onsite to support all Ortho Injuries as well. 

Located in Beatiful Howard County, MD. Top Public Schools in the Nation! Full-Time and Part-Time Positions available (Only 2 left)

Purpose: Provide healthcare services in an Urgent Care Facility typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. Some cases may require the ability to prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.

• Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.

• Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.

• Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.

• Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.

• Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.

• Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management.

• Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.

• Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures.

• Supervise and coordinate activities of technicians and technical assistants.

• Visit and observe patients on hospital rounds or house calls, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to physician. Activities Getting Information

• Collect clinical data Assisting and Caring for Others

• Administer injections, medications or treatments

• Assist in examining or treating dental or medical patients

• Collect specimens from patients

• Conduct complete physical examinations

• Diagnose medical condition of patient

• Draw blood

• Perform minor surgery

• Prepare patients for tests, therapy, or treatments

• Take vital signs

• Treat medical condition of patients, determine the appropriate course of action using informed decisions, and solve problems by updating and using relevant knowledge.

• Follow examining room procedures

• Use clinical problem-solving techniques

• Use emergency medical procedures

• Use interpersonal communication techniques

• Use knowledge of medical insurance systems

• Use knowledge of medical terminology

• Use medical diagnostic techniques

• Use medical lab techniques

• Use sanitation practices in health care settings Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

• Recognize childhood diseases

• Understand properties or composition of drugs Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates Performing for or Working Directly with the Public Documenting/Recording Information

• Document medical prognosis • Inventory medical supplies or instruments

• Maintain dental or medical records

• Record medical history or data Analyzing Data or Information Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

• Explain testing procedures to patients. 

• Interpret medical laboratory test results Processing Information

• Weigh patients Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

• Conduct patient assessments Interacting With Computers Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

• Communicate technical information Provide Consultation and Advice to Others Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards Training and Teaching Others

• Instruct on topics such as health education or disease prevention Performing Administrative Activities

• Order medical laboratory tests

• Prepare patient reports

  Qualifications:

Master's Degree First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. 2 years’ experience of Complex Problem-Solving Skills. Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. 

Skills and Abilities:

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. 

• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. Communication

  • Communication - Contact With Others, Electronic Mail, Face-to-Face Discussions, Letters and Memo, Telephone Conflictual Resolution, Work with Unpleasant or Angry People • Understands at times there may be a frequency of potential Conflict Situations or Job Hazards

•  Disease or Infections Responsibility: Responsible for Others' Health

• Safety Tools and Technology Tools: Central venous catheters, Central venous pressure lines, Subclavian lines, Head or neck traction supplies, Halo fixation devices, Tong traction devices, Hypodermic needles, Intramuscular needles, Subcutaneous hypodermic needles, Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets, Ophthalmoscopes, Otoscopes Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories, Artery forceps, Bulldog nose clamps, Mosquito artery forceps, Vascular straight aortic clamps

  • Technology:  Internet browser software, Web browser software, medical software, Electronic medical records (EMR software), Spreadsheet, additional company software.

Compensation: $65-$85 per hour and incentive bonus eligibility up to 20% of base pay rate.