Practice already has PA for acute care setting. 2 MDs with great reputation. Situation requires hard work and long hours during busy times. Lots of time off in slow months. Successful candidate must have very solid experience and a high comfort level with autonomy and confidence in their judgment and knowledge.
Patients often are very acute.
In busy times this is a high pressure position. Salary reflects the high level of responsibility and expectation of independence. Duties to include skilled nursing facilities, assisted care units and adult family homes to include occassional house calls. Clinical duties to expand to hospital work in future. This practice is largely, but not limited to, Geriatrics.