{"id":20813,"date":"2025-04-29T08:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=20813"},"modified":"2025-04-29T08:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:53:35","slug":"vacancy-physician-assistant-3","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/jobs\/vacancy-physician-assistant-3\/","title":{"rendered":"VACANCY: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POSITION: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT<br \/>\nDIRECTLY REPORT TO: SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER<br \/>\nLOCATION: FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC, ACCRA<\/p>\n<p><strong>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Serve as the facility head<br \/>\n\u2022 Provide routine patient consultation on minor ailments, reviewing detention and admitted cases on ward rounds and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) issues, including Family Planning counselling, HIV\/AIDS management and treatment of STI\u2019s and Post Abortion Care<br \/>\n\u2022 Provide SRHR education\/information to patients and clients<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure the effective overall running of the Clinic<br \/>\n\u2022 Manage emergency clinical cases.<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist in providing curative and preventive health services in the clinic.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure the efficient use of clinical equipment and resources<br \/>\n\u2022 Prepare and follow an effective referral system, where necessary<br \/>\n\u2022 Refer cases to the appropriate facility, if necessary.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure that clinical reports are collated and submitted as required<br \/>\n\u2022 Collate and analyze service statistics to improve service delivery and programmes<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure effective infection control in the clinic and adhere to quality of care (QoC)<br \/>\n\u2022 Supervise and ensure the effective implementation of SBCC activities in the clinic and the community<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure that staff provide effective and efficient clinical services and service delivery<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensures that clients&#8217; and providers&#8217; rights are adhered to<br \/>\n\u2022 Liaise with other nurses and midwives to ensure that clinical standards are adhered to<br \/>\n\u2022 Attend meetings and training programmes as required<br \/>\n\u2022 Prepare Annual Work Plan and Performance Appraisal<br \/>\n\u2022 Performs any other related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor<br \/>\n<strong>QUALIFICATION &amp; EXPERIENCE<\/strong><br \/>\nA degree in Physician Assistantship or any other higher related field with a minimum of five (5) years relevant working experience, including a managerial or administrative position. Having additional qualifications in Mental, General, or Midwifery \/Nursing is an added advantage.<br \/>\n<strong>OTHER QUALITIES &amp; REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><br \/>\nThe applicant:<br \/>\n\u25aa Very good interpersonal, communication, report writing and presentation skills<br \/>\n\u25aa Must be honest, transparent and reliable<br \/>\n\u25aa Must be friendly and accommodative<br \/>\n\u25aa High sense of responsibility, humour, be non-judgmental and able to take initiatives<br \/>\n\u25aa Must be a team player<br \/>\n\u25aa Must be able to work for long hours and under pressure<br \/>\n\u25aa Ability to travel at short notice<br \/>\nHow to Apply<br \/>\nAll interested persons with requisite qualification(s) should kindly send their Application Letters with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), including two referees and cell phone numbers to:<br \/>\nrecruitment@ppag-gh.org<br \/>\n<strong>Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Closing Date: 8th May, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 People living with HIV\/AIDS and disability are eligible and encouraged to apply<br \/>\n\u2022 PPAG believes in Child and Vulnerable Adults\u2019 protection policy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POSITION: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DIRECTLY REPORT TO: SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER LOCATION: FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC, ACCRA DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: \u2022 Serve as the facility head \u2022 Provide routine patient consultation on minor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[394],"jobpost_job_type":[386],"jobpost_location":[409],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-20813","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_category-non-executive-position","jobpost_job_type-full-time","jobpost_location-accra-clinic","entry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/20813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jobpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=20813"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=20813"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=20813"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppag-gh.org\/nu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=20813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}