• Job Description

  Req#: R122270

  It's more than a career, it's a calling

  OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City

  Worker Type:

  Regular

  Job Highlights:

  SSM Health is seeking a full-time, certified Physician Assistant to join our talented team of GI Providers. Ideal candidates will be board certified, have experience in GI and working in an outpatient setting, and will be dedicated to providing exceptional, compassionate care for Oklahomans.

  SSM Health has built a team of top-rated Gastroenterologists and APP's that are leading the way in GI care for the state of Oklahoma.

  Tauseef Ali, MD, is the GI Department Chief and one of the nation's top IBD specialists. Dr. Ali brings a high level of expert care to GI patients suffering from IBD and other bowel disorders and hopes to continue to build the program by adding additional providers to the team that share the same passion for helping patients live healthy, full lives.

  SSM Health values work/life balance and strives to ensure that our employees have a well-balanced schedule to maintain personal and professional wellness.

  Opportunity Details:

  • Full-time, employed opportunity with SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital
  • Experienced colleagues who consistently provide high quality care
  • Base Guarantee & Opportunity for Bonus
  • Signing Bonus & CME Allowance Provided
  • Located at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Midtown OKC
  • New, state-of-the-art Endoscopy Center (opened in 2020)
  • Great benefits including retirement, comprehensive health, dental and vision plans, generous vacation and paid, reimbursed CME
  • Highly trained, experienced staff and EHR integrated system wide in order to minimize physician time spent on non-clinical tasks

  SSM Health in Oklahoma

  Oklahomans are known for their commitment, compassion and care. As Oklahomans ourselves, we promise to deliver those same values to every person who steps through our doors. You can trust that when you're here, you're heard. You're prayed with, and you're understood. Because that's how healing happens - through the power of presence.

  We are Saints in Action. Here for Oklahoma.

  Job Summary:

  Under the direction of the Supervising Physician(s) and in association with hospital/clinical staff, assists in the delivery of quality medical care.

  Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

  PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Attends initially to a patient in any setting to obtain a personal medical history, perform an appropriate physical examination, and record and present pertinent data concerning the patient, including all screenings and diagnostics, in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.
  • Performs, or assists in performing, routine diagnostic studies as appropriate for the specific practice setting.
  • Performs routine therapeutic procedures, including, but not limited to; injections immunizations; suturing and care of wounds; application and removal of splints or cast; and oral medications.
  • Instructs and counsels patients on physical and mental health, including diet, disease, normal growth and development.
  • Depending upon specialty of practice, assists the physicians in the hospital by making patient rounds, recording patient progress notes, compiling and recording discharge summaries, and accurately writing and executing orders under the supervision of a physician and with physician co-signature as required.
  • Reflecting specialty of practice, abides by the bylaws, advanced practice provider guidelines, and other hospital regulations concerning clinical privileges, rules of conduct, parking regulations, and no solicitation. Does not participate in any activity that is not approved by hospital credentialing. Adheres to policies on “physician extenders” and “supervision of advanced practice providers in the hospital setting."
  • Assists in the delivery of medical care to the patient by reviewing and monitoring treatment and the therapy plans.
  • Performs independently evaluative and treatment procedures necessary to provide an appropriate response to life-threatening emergency situation.
  • Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community health care facilities, agencies, and resources.
  • Issues written prescriptions orders for drugs under the supervision of the physician.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  
  EDUCATION

  • Graduate of a nationally accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program
  • Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) through successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE)
  • Current PA licensure in appropriate state

  
  EXPERIENCE

  • One year healthcare experience

  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.

  Licenses / Certifications:

  Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application for Physician Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board, Physician Assistant in Medicine, Licensed - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Physician Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Physician Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board, Physician Assistant - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

  Work Shift:

  Day Shift (United States of America)

  Job Type:

  Employee

  Department:

  7226020040 SAPO GASTRO IBD

  Scheduled Weekly Hours:

  40

  SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

• About the company

  SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit United States health care system with 11,000 providers and nearly 39,000 employees in four states, including Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Missouri.

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