Orthopedic Trauma Physician Assistant - Per Diem
About The Position
Stamford Hospital’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery is seeking a per diem physician assistant to join its growing Orthopedic Trauma team. The team includes 13 full-time physician assistants and provides coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The physician assistant will care for patients with joint, sports medicine, and spine injuries and perform clinical and surgical duties. These include first assisting in the operating room, primarily for add-on trauma cases such as hip fractures and other urgent cases such as incision and drainage for infection or treatment of open fractures; emergency department consultations; splinting; injections; and rounding on and discharging patients from hospital floors. The hospital seeks a candidate with several years of operating room first-assist experience and experience with orthopedic trauma cases in the OR. The schedule requires a minimum of one to two shifts per month, mostly Sundays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. As a Planetree hospital, Stamford Hospital is committed to personalizing, humanizing, and demystifying the healthcare experience for patients and their families. Its holistic approach encourages healing in mind, body, and spirit.
Requirements
- Experience performing orthopedic trauma cases in the operating room.
- Connecticut Physician Assistant license required upon hire.
- BLS certification required.
- ACLS certification required.
- Several years of operating room first-assist experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide care to patients with joint, sports medicine, and spine injuries.
- First assist in the operating room, primarily for add-on trauma cases such as hip fractures and urgent cases such as incision and drainage for infection or open fractures.
- Conduct emergency department consultations.
- Apply splints and administer injections.
- Round on and discharge patients on hospital floors.
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