Physician Assistant​/Radiology - Musculoskeletal Locum Tenens​/Physician Assistant

Position: Physician Assistant / Radiology - Musculoskeletal Locum Tenens / Physician Assistant
U.S. Got People is searching for an Physician Assistant to work Full-Time withing the Orthopedic Department at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

Job Responsibilities:

Shall provide services within the scope of the clinical privileges granted by the MTF Director, the applicable duties provided in the basic contract, and the following:
Become familiar with the Military/Medical Treatment Facilities formulary. Providers authorized to prescribe pharmaceuticals shall do so according to the availability of drugs listed therein.
Provide a full range of Musculoskeletal care as identified below:
Examination, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the Musculoskeletal system including:
- Contusions, strains, sprains,

- Sports medicine and related injuries

- Back and neck pain, chronic and acute neuromuscular disease and demyelinating disease

- Nonsurgical musculoskeletal problems (e.g. Rheumatic disease, collagen diseases, foot disorders)

- Peripheral nervous system disorders and myoneural junction disorders (e.g. radiculopathies and myasthenia gravis)

- Generalized conditioning and injury rehabilitation

- Evaluation and management of chronic pain conditions

- Functional capacity testing, evaluation and assessment

Qualifications:

Degree/

Education:

Bachelor?s Degree - Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support:
None

Experience:

As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instruction. Completion of a fellowship or residency training in Orthopedic Medicine OR Possess a minimum of 2 years fulltime experience within the preceding 3 years working as an Orthopedic Physician Assistant.
Board Certification (5.2.6.4.4):
Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician?s Assistants (NCCPA)
Licensure/Registration:
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in any one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands

Working Hours:

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