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Physician Assistant Opportunity near the beautiful Missouri River

Opportunity Criteria

ProfessionPhysician Assistant
SpecialtyFamily Medicine
Loan RepaymentNot Specified
Salary Range$140,000 to $180,000 / Year
Employment TypeFull Time
Bonuses OfferedStarting, Relocation

Join the Team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care:  Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture:  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera:  Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

 

A unique opportunity to grow skill set in clinic, hospital inpatient, emergency department and long term care settings as a Physician Assistant with Avera!

 

Position Highlights:

  • May be eligible for relocation bonus!
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1 & options for Free Health Insurance!
  • Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.
  • Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.
  • Career Growth opportunities with the largest employer in South Dakota.
  • Learn about the NEW Gettysburg Hospital here!

Job Summary

  • Provides medical services and health education to patients under the supervision of the physician sponsor with regards to the age specific populations including infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics.
  • Effectively contributes to the health education of individuals and groups and applies appropriate methods designed to increase each person’s motivation to assume responsibility for their own health care.
  • Meets regularly with the physician sponsor for consultation, supervision and collaboration. 
  • Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients in the hospital according to medical staff approved protocol and acceptable standards of practice.

Education and/or Experience

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

  • Licensure as a Physician Assistant and ability to practice in the state of South Dakota required.
  • Federal and State DEA Certification is required for South Dakota.
  • National Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required.
  • ATLS and ACLS certifications required.

Work Schedule

  • Full Time, Varied Shifts; 80 hours every 2 weeks
  • Every 4th weekend & holiday
  • Every third week night & Every 4th weekend call time

 

Avera Gettysburg Hospital

  • 7 bed Critical Access Hospital
  • New, 21,800-square-foot medical center incorporates innovative design and technology that allows for flexibility in care delivery – a necessity for rural health care.
  • Facility services include emergency department with telemedicine capabilities, surgical suite, imaging, PT, lab, short stay observation, respite care program and swing bed.
  • Avel eCARE services include eER, eICU and eConsult.
  • Connected to a long term facility, Avera Oahe Manor, independent senior living apartments, Avera Oaha Villa, and a dementia care unit, Avera Oahe Haven.

Gettysburg Community

  • Population of >1300 people
  • City known as “Where the Battle Wasn’t” being a sister city to Gettysburg.
  • A sports paradise for hunting and fishing.
  • World class hunting for pheasant and big game hunting during select seasons. Area lodges offer guided group hunts with hunts on preservation land.
  • 10 miles away from the Missouri River, where fishing for walleye, bass, northern pike, trout and salmon is abundant.
  • Additional recreation nearby is an 18-hole golf course and Club house.
  • Gettysburg is the County Seat with city offices and a police department.
  • Home to Gettysburg War Memorial and the Dakota Sunset Museum.
  • Gettysburg School District, K-12 education and extracurricular activities such as band, chorus, oral interp, NHS, drama and Student Council. Sports activities include football, basketball, wrestling, golf, volleyball, cross country and track.  gettysburg.k12.sd.us
  • Checkout our City of Gettysburg’s FaceBook page or cityofgettysburgsd.com
  • South Dakota has no corporate income tax, no state income tax and no business inventory tax, which is attractive for new businesses and expansions of existing businesses.

Facility & Address

  • Avera Medical Group Gettysburg
  • 606 E Garfield Ave Suite C Gettysburg SD 57442

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Contact Information

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