Looking for Full Time Physician Assistant for Orthopedics at Joseph Medical Care Center

Joseph Medical Care Center is resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

This center provides advanced medical care to patients, in a surgical setting, in one or more specialized surgical areas under the direction of a surgeon. As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as free financial and legal counseling, free mental health counseling services, access to wellness programs, other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
• Assesses patient’s medical complaints and provides appropriate treatment.
• Performs minor surgical procedures as delegated by the supervising physician.
• Manages pre-operative and post-operative patients in coordination with the faculty supervising physician.
• Utilizes advanced assessment skills to anticipate complex patient problems specific to surgery while communicating information to supervising/attending physician.
• Assists in collecting patient histories.
• Orders appropriate laboratory tests and interprets the laboratory data such as blood and urine samples.
• Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical/surgical information.
• Provides guidance and instruction to patients on preventive health care or postsurgical care.
• Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
• Prepares and cares for supplies and equipment.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree as Physician Assistant. Bachelor’s degree as Physician Assistant
• Two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation.
• Current Licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state
• Current Physician Assistant certification issued by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or specialty required by department
• Proficient in the use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by work.

Salary: $140k to $180k a year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Gym membership
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Apply now!