Description:
Job Summary:
The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide a wide range of pre, peri, and post-operative care to orthopedic surgical patients. The PA or NP will participate under the supervising surgeon's direct, general, or personal supervision in the office and hospital settings.
Essential Functions:
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Formulate treatment plans to address clinical issues from patients, office, and hospital staff to include phone, electronic, or face-to-face inquiries
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Application of cast and splinting
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Perform procedures at various hospital settings under physician supervision (direct/indirect) commensurate with training, experience, and/or credentialing
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Other duties as assigned and requested by surgical team members
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Admitting patients and placing admission orders.
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Performing detailed History & Physicals.
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Performing Consultations.
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Performing Progress notes and inpatient rounding
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Performing outpatient clinic exams
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Discharging patients, placing discharge orders and writing discharge summaries.
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Initial and ongoing assessment of patient's medical, physical and psychosocial status.
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Making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community agencies.
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Ordering and interpreting diagnostic laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging studies.
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Developing and implementing treatment plans.
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Ordering medications and writing prescriptions by word of mouth, telephone or other means of communication. PAs may prescribe controlled substances with a current DEA.
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Placing peri operative orders.
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Placing transfer orders.
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Performing bedside procedures to include wound debridement, incision and drainage, biopsies etc.
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Complete all documentation within 48 hours of the encounter
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Comply with local billing/coding regulations
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First or second assist for minor and major procedures/surgeries
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Wound care: debridement, irrigation, closure, bandaging
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Repair of lacerations: simple, intermediate, complex
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Other clinical procedures and duties as requested
Requirements:
Competencies:
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Working knowledge of medical terminology
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Good phone skills; Excellent Customer Service
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Organized; sets priorities, and able to multi-task
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Baccalaureate Degree or higher in Physician Assistant -Studies or related degree
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Completion of an APAP-approved program with 60 hours of didactical training in pharmacology
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Current PA licensure. Current certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
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1-3 years of surgery experience or completion of a PA surgical residency program
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Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
Compensation details: 150000-150000 Yearly Salary
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