GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Responsible for providing medical care as delegated by the physician.

This is a clinic only, part-time position working alongside a well-established spine surgeon as part of a two APP team.

Benefits:

• Pay range: $55,000 - $100,000 DOE.
• Competitive Health & Welfare Benefits
• HSA with qualifying HDHP plans with company match
• 401k plan after 6 months of service with company match (Part-time employees included)
• Employee Assistance Program that is available 24/7 to provide support
• Employee Appreciation Days
• Employee Wellness Events

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assesses patient health status including state of wellness, compliance with care plan and determines appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Provides acute and chronic patient care including taking histories, doing physicals, monitoring therapies, giving injections and medications, suturing wounds.
• Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems.
• Responds to emergencies including the use of CPR.
• Documents patient information and care provided in patient record and maintains patient statistics.
• Educates patients and families as appropriate. Provides continuity of care.
• Assists the physicians with surgeries in the operating room (optional with incentive).
• Participates in rounds at the hospital and responds to patient calls received after hours and on weekends (optional with incentive).
• Consults with other staff as necessary.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

EDUCATION:

• BA/BS, MS preferred.
• Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program.

EXPERIENCE:

• One year minimum experience in orthopedics or neurosurgery is required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Current state PA license, certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
• Current CPR certification

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of acute and chronic protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan.
• Knowledge of how to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices.
• Knowledge of health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurements.

SKILLS:

• Skill in gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic and emotional patient data.
• Skill in accurately evaluating patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention or referral.
• Skill in evaluating and revising care plan based on patient changes.

ABILITIES:

• Ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of dependent medical practitioner.
• Ability to develop health education programs and materials.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team.

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