<p>Overview</p> <p>The Physician Extender is responsible for providing primary patient care under the supervision of a licensed physician.</p> <p>SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION:</p> <p>This position is a designated as "Safety Sensitive Position" under Act 593 of the State of Arkansas. An employee who is under the influence of Marijuana constitutes a threat to patients/customers which Conway Regional is responsible for in providing and supporting the delivery health care related services.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Meets with hospitalist on call at start of shift to determine which patients the physician extender will be seeing for the day. </li><li>Rounds on assigned patients in the hospital including discussion with the patient and other relevant family/caregivers. All of these assigned patients will be seen and examined by the attending physician each day. </li><li>Obtains medical history and performs the appropriate physical examination to establish a working problem list. </li><li>Assesses patients at an advanced level, identifies health status including abnormal conditions, establishes a diagnosis, develops and implements treatment plans and evaluates client outcomes. </li><li>Orders or performs the appropriate laboratory or diagnostic testing. </li><li>Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care. </li><li>Prescribes legend drugs, therapeutic devices, and controlled substances (Schedule III-V) as permitted under Arkansas Law, in accordance with written protocols and/or delgation agreement. </li><li>Collaborates with multidisciplinary health team members to provide comprehensive care to inpatients and initiates consultations to other services as needed. </li><li>Provides education to hospital inpatients and families as needed. </li><li>Documents progress notes, discharge summaries, and care provided in the patient's medical record, which will be cosigned by the attending physician each day. </li><li>Discusses any issues which require guidance or approval from the attending hospitalist regarding treatment or diagnostic testing on assigned patients and notifies the attending physician of any worsening of medical condition on assigned patient. </li><li>Participates in the formulation of Standards of Care, Protocols, procedures, and structure standards. </li><li>Performs other functions and procedures at the direction of the attending physician for which the physician extender is trained and which are within the scope of the physician's specialty. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Minimum Job Qualifications:</p> <p>A current, unencumbered Physician Assistant license from the State of Arkansas.</p> <p>Other education and experience may be substituted (if applicable) for the required minimum job qualifications with the approval of the Corporate Director of Human Resources.</p>