Physician Assistant (Family Practice)

Overview

This position is in Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL

Located in northeast Florida, Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest installation in Navy Region Southeast, and occupies more than 3,800 acres along the west bank of the St.

Johns River. The installation’s area of responsibility includes three bombing ranges (including the only Navy live-fire range on the East Coast) - Pinecastle, Rodman, and Lake George as well as Outlying Field Whitehouse.

The station is home to seven active duty VP squadrons (flying P-8A Poseidon aircraft), three Reserve squadrons, five helicopter squadrons, and one MQ-4C UAS Triton squadron.

There are more than 100 aircraft operating full time out of NAS Jax, to include : P-8A Poseidon, P-3C Orion, MH-60R Romeo, C-40 Clipper, C-130T Hercules, .

Customs and Border Patrol and Flying Club aircraft.

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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.