What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery (FT) position at Center for Plastic Surgery?
Center for Plastic Surgery is hiring a Physician Assistant for our busy cosmetic and reconstructive (breast) practice in the DMV.
We are a group consisting of 4 Plastic Surgery Attending’s and currently one surgical and outpatient based PA. We are looking for a PA with OR experience (preferred) who would also be able to see patients in a growing outpatient area of the practice. There is a significant amount of autonomy but always working in surgery closely with all of the surgeons. You will also get adequate training from the current PA on the position duties and expectations.
This position offers a highly competitive salary, full benefits, retirement package, CME allowance, allocation for credentialing/licensure, and malpractice. There is an annual bonus structure along with annual raise potential.
Professional responsibilities for this position include 70% operating and taking care of daily peri-operative orders, rounding, and discharges. We specialize in autologous and reconstructive breast surgery following a cancer operation. 90% of cases are outpatient procedures, but our DIEP flap reconstruction stay 2-3 days in the hospital and will be rounded on daily by the PA staff. The PA first assists in all of the cases both cosmetic and reconstructive with all of our attending physicians. Competency in complex suturing is strongly recommended. You would be required to have a PA license in DC, MD, and VA with respective credentials in all facilities in which we operate throughout the DMV.
30% of your time would be spent seeing outpatients in our newly developed Metabolic Aesthetics practice providing cutting edge peptide therapy, cellular medicine, and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. All training and necessary certifications will be provided and continuing education will be once to twice a year by attending conferences. This is a rapidly growing aspect of the practice and would be an excellent skill set to learn on the job. Other opportunities for training and specializing include laser therapy treatments and injectable facial rejuvenation therapy.
Education:
- Master’s Physician Assistant Degree from an accredited program.
- Completion of a PA surgical residency is preferred but not required.
Experience:
- Minimum of two (2) years experience in the OR is preferred.
Certification and Licensure:
- Possesses and maintains an unrestricted license to practice in VA, MD, and DC.
- Possesses and maintains an unrestricted DEA in VA, MD, and DC along with appropriate CDS licensure in DC and MD.
- Successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE) is required. Successful completion of Board Recertification exams if required is necessary.
- Current ACLS is required but can be obtained after hiring.
Job type:
- Full time, nights and weekends are not required. Monday through Friday.
- No call is required unless extra compensation is provided.
- 2 weeks of paid vacation, does not include time to be allotted for conference or work related travel.
Salary : $89,700 - $114,000
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