Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

Under physician supervision, responsible for diagnosing and treating hospitalized patients with diabetes in collaboration with physician colleagues. Provides continuity of patient care by facilitating and coordinating communication between the health care team, patient and patient’s family. Coordinates care to ensure quality, cost effective care; appropriate length of stay; and patient safety. Serves as link integrating relevant research and best practices. Performs professional duties and technical procedures in diabetes management such as, medication management, insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring management, and diabetes education. Makes initial diagnosis and order appropriate tests and treatment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• In collaboration with the attending physician, provides day to day organizational and clinical direction and leadership of the healthcare provider team.
• Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment for patients admitted / scheduled to service / practice setting.
• Orders, obtains and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Establishes medical diagnosis based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans / plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results.
• Initiates protocols / clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
• Performs invasive procedures.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education / training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here : https : / / www.umfpi.org / jobs / summary -employee-benefits