Overview
This position is located at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) Camp Lejeune, NC.
This is an employed civilian Physician Assisatant ( Family Practice) position that affords job security, a competitive salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, up to 26 days paid vacation, 11 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit, CME opportunities, and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.
Responsibilities
As a Physician Assistant (Family Practice) you will perform duties such as :
- Provide consultation, teach, and coordinate with patients and their family members of treatment and medical care.
- Examine patients and perform initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment.
- Determine the need for and orders laboratory tests, X-rays and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient.
- Prescribe for and treat a variety of diseases, disorders, and injuries.
- Provide a full range of emergency services or crises interventions in the absence of the physician.
Qualifications
US Citizenship Required
At least one year of experience as a certified physician assistant treating patients in a Family Practice setting.
Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARCPA), or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the Secretary, .
Department of Education.
Successful completion of the National Commission of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for continuing medical education (CME) and re-certification.
All Applicants must be licensed as a Physician Assistant by the recognized licensing agency of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the . Virgin Islands.