Physician Assistant

Northshore Home Health Care; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Northshore Home Health Care in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Physician Assistant (Locum Tenens) to provide high-quality patient care across diverse clinical settings. You will conduct patient assessments, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, order and interpret tests, and prescribe medications under supervision.

Collaborate with supervising physicians and care teams to ensure safe, coordinated treatment.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and management skills.
• Proficiency ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.
• Medication prescribing knowledge and patient-safety focus.
• Excellent communication and teamwork with physicians and care teams.
• Comfort using EMRs and maintaining thorough documentation.
• Ability to learn new settings quickly and provide consistent patient education.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and clinical decision-making.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.
• Order, interpret, and act on lab/imaging results.
• Prescribe medications per clinical guidelines.
• Maintain accurate documentation in electronic medical records (EMR).
• Educate patients and support continuity of care.
• Adapt quickly to new clinical workflows and environments.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Diagnostic interpretation

Medication prescribing

Communication and teamwork

EMR documentation

Adaptability

Job description

Physician Assistant (Locum Tenens)

Provide high-quality patient care across diverse clinical settings. Conduct patient assessments, diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe medications. Collaborate closely with supervising physicians and the broader care team to ensure safe, coordinated treatment.

Key duties

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and clinical decision-making
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions
• Order, interpret, and act on lab/imaging results
• Prescribe medications per clinical guidelines
• Maintain accurate documentation in electronic medical records (EMR)
• Educate patients and support continuity of care
• Adapt quickly to new clinical workflows and environments

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and management skills
• Proficiency ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests
• Medication prescribing knowledge and patient-safety focus
• Excellent communication and teamwork with physicians and care teams
• Comfort using EMRs and maintaining thorough documentation
• Ability to learn new settings quickly and provide consistent patient education