Physician Assistant / Physical Medicine and Rehab / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Pittsburgh area

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department is seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant --This position provides patient care services to patients with musculoskeletal conditions and spine care, including assessing and managing patients in the outpatient clinic --This position will work three days per week --Perform complete physical exams, obtain complete medical history, monitor therapies, give injections and medications as indicated, and record findings. --Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. --Collaborate with support staff and management regarding patient care, and provide direction to clinically-based support staff regarding patients? treatment needs. --Determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and develops treatment options. --Provide acute and chronic patient care including taking histories, doing physicals, monitoring therapies, giving injections and medications as indicated. --Instruct patient/family regarding medications and treatments --Perform telemedicine visits as appropriate --Work collaboratively with the inter-disciplinary team including nursing, dieticians, psychologist, physical therapists, and physicians. --Educate patients regarding health and illness prevention. Recommend community resources to meet patient and family needs, and make appropriate referrals for outpatient follow-up. --Triage patient telephone calls and provide consultation. --Provide continuity of patient care in collaboration with other health care professionals Requirements: The successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program OR a graduate of a physician assistant program (ARC-PA), current state license, current CPR certification Preferred: MS(N) or BS; previous experience is preferred