JOB SUMMARY: 

Provide patient care assistance to children in a public school health clinic setting, exercising independent medical treatment, but under the oversight of a primary care physician. 

MAJOR DUTIES / CRITICAL TASKS: 

• Provides patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of a physician.
• Elicits detailed patient histories and does complete physical examinations.
• Determines tentative diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory tests.
• Counsels patient and family on health and disease.
• Maintains clinic inventories of vaccines and other supplies used routinely.
• Establishes and updates medical record of health assessments and treatments.
• Sutures minor wounds, and perform other therapeutic procedures under supervision of a physician.
• May supervise other clinic personnel.
• Adheres to internal controls established for clinic.
• Performs related duties as required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: 

Graduation from an Accredited Physician Assistant Program and licensure eligible with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.  No experience required. 

EQUIPMENT: 

Standard medical instruments and medications. 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: 

Medical clinic in school environment.

OTHER: 

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code. 

 ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS EQUIVALENTS IN LIEU OF STATED MINIMUMS REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER.

 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UNIVERSITY