Physician Assistant - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Prisma Health • Richland, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides assistant surgical services in the operating room as well as other selected medical services under the direction of Cardiothoracic surgeons.

Requirements

• Completion of a Physician Assistant Program or Program Certificate equivalent
• 1 year of Cardiothoracic clinical experience
• South Carolina Physician Assistant License - C039
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license, Prescriptive Authority for South Carolina

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program or approved Surgical Physician Assistant graduate program

Responsibilities

• Provides general surgical assistant services in operating room.
• Harvests veins in OR.
• Removes chest tubes and pacing wires.
• Closes thoracic incisions.
• Removes intra aortic baloon pumps.
• Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence, and required paperwork for purposes of documenting care and billing.
• Participates in physician educational programs provided by employer relative to capitated medicine and implications relative to physician practice patterns.
• Participates in: Establishment of quality assurance programs, Establishment of Utilization management programs, Selection of management information systems, Development of patient education surveys, Development of patient satisfaction surveys.
• Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.
• Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.
• Assists in post-operative care of patients including daily rounds and wound assessments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree