PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - PRIMARY CARE BENBROOK- INTERNAL MEDICINE

Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the outpatient environment, by following established standards and practices within the practice specific specialty.

Education:
Minimum:    Graduate of a Physician Assistant Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education
Preferred:    N/A

• The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:
  Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
  Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
  Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
  
    NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
• Non-Material Handling

• Standing - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT

• Walking - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - FREQUENT

• Sitting - Body remains in a seated position - FREQUENT

• Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL

• Bending - To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL

• Twisting - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL

• Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - N/A

• Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A

• Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL

• Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL

• Squatting - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL

• Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL

• Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A

• Reaching Horizontal - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - FREQUENT

• Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASSIONAL

• Grasping - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT

• Finger Manipulation - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT

• Seeing - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT

• Hearing - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT

• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT

• Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - FREQUENT

• Material Handling 

• Pushing - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person

• OCCASIONAL

• 10# - 20#

• Pulling - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person

• OCCASIONAL

• 10# - 20#

• Lift - Floor to Waist

• OCCASIONAL

• 20# - 50#

• Lift - Waist to shoulder

• OCCASIONAL

• Up to 20#

• Lift - Shoulder to overhead

• OCCASIONAL

• Up to 20#

• Carrying - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)

• OCCASIONAL

• Up to 20#

• Environmental Factors

• Working alone - OCCASSIONAL

• Working in cramped quarters - N/A

• Constant interruptions - FREQUENT

• Working with hands in water - OCCASIONAL

• Use of power tools - OCCASIONAL

• Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A

• Exposure to vibration - N/A

• Exposure to dust - OCCASIONAL

• Exposure to noise (constant) - N/A

• Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL

• Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A

• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL

• Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - OCCASIONAL

• Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - OCCASIONAL

• Working with bloodborne pathogens - CONSTANT

• Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand 
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Sedentary to Light

0 - 3.5

Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.

Medium

3.6 - 6.3

House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).

Heavy to Very Heavy

> 6.4

Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

• As relates to this position:

• Sedentary to Light - CONSTANT

• Medium - FREQUENT

• Heavy to Very Heavy - OCCASIONAL

• →Manages day-to-day in and out patient care in conjunction with supervising physicians.
• →Provides patient and or family with information regarding treatment or procedures, condition and expectation during illness or recovery. Provides patient education/counseling and instruction regarding common patient problems.
• →Formulates differential diagnoses by priority considering multiple potential mechanisms causing complex acute, critical, and chronic illness states.
• →Demonstrates effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills, including documentation according to established standards while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• →Displays commitment to expanding his/her knowledge base and views this as a continuous process to maintain professional and personal growth.

• →Completed mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established timeframes.
• →Completed annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.
• →Maintained license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• →Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self. Identifies and works to reduce potentially unsafe patient care or other safety practices.
• →Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.