Job Summary
Job Description
Full Time Physician Assistant position needed at Mountain Park Patient Care Center.
We are excited to share with you a new opportunity to join a growing team within our Liver Transplant department. This is an inpatient and outpatient role, while also working in the OR. You will manage pre and post operative patients with a dynamic team of providers to give your patients world-class care.
Physician Assistant in Surgical Liver/Abdominal Transplant position is part of a collaborative team model of care consisting of attending physicians, fellows, and a team who provide care in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates and treats both pre- and post-operative liver and abdominal transplant patients, and serves as the primary team for pre transplant and readmitted patients. Manages acute and chronic comorbidities.
- Obtains complete histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings.
- Performs or requests and evaluates diagnostic studies
- Administers, orders, furnishes and/or prescribes medications
- Facilitates the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services
- Provides and coordinates patient teaching and counseling
- Works closely with a multi-disciplinary team to coordinate patient throughput and discharge planning.
Schedule
The role will be a 5-day work week with 8-hour shifts.
Monday to Friday
On call time each month required.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates and treats patients with acute, chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns related to specialty.
- Obtains complete histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on new and returning patients.
- Performs or requests and evaluates diagnostic studies as indicated upon evaluation of the patient.
- Administers medications according to the formulary protocol or upon patient-specific approval from the supervising physician, or transmits orally or in writing on a patient’s record, a prescription from the supervising physician to a person who may furnish such medication. All controlled substances in Schedules II-V inclusive require a patient-specific approval by a supervising physician in advance of transmittal of the order or administration of the medication
- Orders and collects specimens for routine laboratory tests, screening procedures and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
- Orders physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations and nursing services.
- Performs designated procedures after demonstrated competency, according to written standardized procedures where applicable.
- Obtains informed consent, as indicated.
- Initiates arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and completes appropriate paperwork.
- As directed by the supervising physician, enrolls patients in investigational studies approved by the Investigational Review Board (IRB), and orders the necessary tests and medications. Medications that are not FDA-approved or are used for a non-FDA- approved indication (off-label use) require a patient-specific order in advance from the supervising physician.
- After appropriate training, assists the supervising physician in the operating room (OR).
- Acts as first or second assistant under the supervision of an approved supervising physician.
- Performs surgical procedures in the personal presence of the supervising physician.
- Recognizes and considers age-specific needs of patients.
- Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, families, staff and members of the community from diverse backgrounds.
- Recognizes situations which require the immediate attention of a physician, and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
- Facilitates the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services as needed.
- Facilitates collaboration between providers and coordination of community resources.
- Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
- Provides and coordinates patient teaching and counseling.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited college or university.
- Graduate of a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
- PA - Physician Assistant State Licensure
- BLS - Basic Life Support and
- DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
Benefits?
- Sign-On Bonus Available!
- Competitive annual compensation: $160,000 - $200,000, coupled with comprehensive benefits.
- Job Flexibility: Full-time and part-time opportunities available.
- Employee discount privileges.
- Bonus potential based on performance.
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