Physician Assistant - Charlotte

Overview:

This position is located at The Pain Mangement Clinic Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC.

Fort Liberty is 2 hours from the beach and 5 hours from the Appalachian Mountains with easy access to I-95 and all points north and south. This central North Carolina location enjoys seasonably palatable weather year-round. Many facilities and services are offered such as first class golfing venues and renowned universities, a skeet range, riding stables, ice skating rink, state-of-the-art fitness centers, daycare, star-quality dining, full service banking, convenience shop, barbershop, and florist.

LINKS: Fayetteville, NC: http://fayetteville.northcarolina.com/

Womack Army Medical Center: https://womack.tricare.mil/

Responsibilities:

As a Physician Assistant you will perform duties such as:

• Perform a variety of professional direct health care clinical duties within the field of Pain Management Clinic.
• Secure a health and medical history from the patient or family member, record findings, and make clinical evaluation for assigned patients.
• Examine patients and perform initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment.
• Provide Pain Management care practices and procedures to stabilize chronically ill patients.
• Prescribe and treat a variety of diseases, disorders, and injuries for patients.
• Perform physical examinations, special physicals, and other related physical examinations on assigned patients.

Qualifications:

US Citizenship Required

Pain Management experience preferred but not necessary.

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, U.S. 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 U.S. Virgin Islands.