Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Urgent Care - Casual
About The Position
Summit Orthopedics is seeking a casual Physician Assistant (PA) to work in an orthopedic urgent care setting. This role involves practicing medicine with physician supervision, conducting examinations, writing prescriptions, and providing a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The PA will also be involved in patient education, research, and administrative services. This is a casual position that requires flexibility to float to various Orthopedic Urgent Care locations based on need. The role will provide coverage during the day and participate in an evening/holiday rotation, with variable shift lengths. Providers working in non-Summit locations may need to meet specific vaccination or exemption requirements set by those locations.
Requirements
- Practices medicine with physician supervision in an orthopedic urgent care setting.
- Conducts examinations and writes prescriptions.
- Exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.
- Float to various locations based on needs of Orthopedic Urgent Care locations.
- Provide coverage during the day while also being part of an evening/holiday rotation.
- Conducts physical exams, taking medical history, image interpretation and patient evaluation/care.
- Consults with physician as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated cases or cases that are not a routine part of an APP’s scope of work.
- Orders diagnostic tests and scans and prescribes medications.
- Administer injections, participate in suture and dressing removal and manage simple fracture management/cast application and removal.
- Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems.
- Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
- Establishes activity and work restrictions and/or return to work plans.
- Counsels patient/family on preventive health care, including pre- and post- operative education.
- Documents patient information and care in medical record.
Nice To Haves
- May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services.
Responsibilities
- Conducts physical exams, taking medical history, image interpretation and patient evaluation/care.
- Consults with physician as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated cases or cases that are not a routine part of an APP’s scope of work.
- Orders diagnostic tests and scans and prescribes medications.
- Administer injections, participate in suture and dressing removal and manage simple fracture management/cast application and removal.
- Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems.
- Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
- Establishes activity and work restrictions and/or return to work plans.
- Counsels patient/family on preventive health care, including pre- and post- operative education.
- Documents patient information and care in medical record.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- disability
- life insurance
- paid time off
- 401(k)/profit sharing retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
