PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - BENBROOK GASTRO

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

Registration/Certification/Licensure : Current PA Physician Assistant license, certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Healthcare Provider CPR, and Act 33/73 clearances. Individual must meet the credentialing requirements of the Medical Staff Office.

Experience: Minimum: None Preferred: One year experience working as a Physician Assistant.

Other Requirements : N/A

Physical Requirements:

• 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 • Physical Demand

Met Level

Examples of similar activity intensity

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