Physician Assistant

Our growing Orthopedic practice is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant to join its Orthopedic team. In this role you will provide a mix of inpatient and outpatient care. The position involves splitting time equally between the clinic and the operating room. After appropriate training the Physician Assistant will work independently seeing his/her own patients in the clinic. Surgically, the Physician Assistant will work primarily with the group's adult reconstruction surgeon but will also have the opportunity to assist on a wide range of Orthopedic upper and lower extremity procedures. A Physician Assistant with operating room experience would be preferred

Performs diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical assisting, preventive and health maintenance services under the direction and supervision of a physician. Duties include surgical consults, ordering and interpreting labs/ films and studies and ability to perform office procedures, i.e. wound care, seroma aspiration, and drain removal. This position requires travel to multiple facilities as needed for patient care purposes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Graduate degree from an accredited PA program required
• BLS card for Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and health maintenance services under the direction and supervision of a physician
• Duties include surgical consults, ordering and interpreting labs / films and studies and ability to perform office procedures, i.e. wound care, seroma aspiration, and drain removal
• Surgical assisting