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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 hospital inpatient, emergency department and long-term care settings as a Physician Assistant (PA) with Avera!

$45,000 Community Need Loan!

Position Highlights:

• May be eligible for $45,000 Community Need Loan with 48-month commitment!

• 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.

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Job Summary

• Provides medical services and health education to patients under the offsite 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

• Graduate from an accredited physician assistant program.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Current SD license to match degree.

• Federal and State DEA certification required.

• ACLS, CPR preferred.

Work Schedule

• Day/Evening Shifts; 64 hours every 2 weeks

• One 24-hour call shift & one 8-hour daytime call shift

• Occasional weekend (1 in 4)

• Occasional holiday (1 in 4)

• Occasional call time (Could be flexible but thinking one 24-hour shift per week & one 8-hour daytime call shift per week, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

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