Physician Assistant - Torrington, CT - Urology

Physician Assistant Role Scope 
-  Provides direct patient care in office consultations, including assessment, work-ups, triage, emergency work-ins, and other patient care activities. Position specializes in treating patients with kidney stones and other general urologic conditions
-  Obtains and documents health history, performs and documents physical exam, and orders and interprets diagnostic tests
-  Provides counseling to patients regarding diagnosis and expected course of treatment
-  Collaborates with physician(s) to provide appropriate direct care interventions within scope of practice
-  Collects, organizes, records, and discusses data as appropriate and uses sound clinical judgment based in best practice standards and evidenced based medicine
-  Prescribes pharmaceuticals according to patient needs and conducts appropriate patient follow-up & outreach
-  Ensures timely retrieval of laboratory and ancillary studies and diagnostic consultation reports
-  Consults with appropriate internal and external staff to make appropriate referrals for acute, chronic and preventive care
-  Coordinates patient care and visits with appropriate clinical and non-clinical staff
 Shift - Full Time
·        Monday – Friday

Matching 401k, tiered medical, dental, and vision plans 
·        Generous Paid-Time Off

Qualifications

·        National Certification in Advanced Practice and current CPR certification
·        Current State of CT APRN license with prescriptive authority and current DEA number
·        2 years of experience (urology preferred)
·        Excellent clinical management skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and take lead when appropriate