Sports Medicine PA-C

Nebraska Orthopaedic Center•Lincoln, NE

23h

About The Position

We always strive to make your experience at Nebraska Orthopaedic Center a friendly, comfortable, and positive one. We want you to feel you received the same high-quality care we would offer a member of your own family. At NOC, we strive to be your healing destination. NOC is currently seeking a full-time Physician Assistant to work with one of our providers who specializes in sports injuries in addition to shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, and ankle problems. Summary: Provides health care services to patients under direction and responsibility of Physician by performing the following duties. Essential Duties: include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Bring charts, x-rays, and templates to OR and return to the office. Review x-rays and check room for case specific instruments, supplies, and implants. Position patient on OR table. Apply tourniquet, compression stocking, and drape patient. Hold retractors, manipulate limbs, and cauterize vessels, sponge and suction wound as necessary. Skin closures. Apply dressings, splints, immobilizers, slings, as directed. Remove patient from OR table to stretcher for transport to recovery room. Expedite room turnover. Assist with cleaning and prep for the next case. Maintain privately owned instruments. Prepare for upcoming surgeries and facilitate assistance or communicate to back-office staff if none can be arranged. Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures as directed by the Supervising Physician. Order, collect, and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures, and studies. Conduct hospital rounds, write orders, and take calls for the orthopaedic surgeons. Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients, dictate discharge summaries, histories and physicals. Evaluate and screen emergency room patients. Provide sports team game coverage as needed. Order, prescribe, dispense and administer medication, orthosis, orthotics, braces and other orthopaedic devices as may be allowed by state legislation. Design, conduct and/or participate in research studies, manage databases, and perform quality assurance as directed by the supervising physician. As a member of the NOC team, you may be asked to assist whenever or wherever there is a need. Perform minor procedures such as wound care and joint injection as needed. Shares in the Call Schedule with the Physicians. Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Requirements

Orthopaedic solo or group practice experience preferred.
Must have Nebraska state Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license.
Ability to prioritize and organize daily tasks.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Effective written and oral communications.
Ability to adapt and respond to multiple demands.
Actively supports and incorporates mission into daily activities as outlined in the clinic statement.
Demonstrates positive interactions with the public, fellow employees, physicians, and Administration, so that productivity and positive relations are maximized.
Reports to work as scheduled, and on time, per clinic policy.
Maintains confidentiality of all patient related information.
Adheres to established policies and procedures.
This position requires you to be polite, team oriented, and maintain a positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

Orthopaedic solo or group practice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Bring charts, x-rays, and templates to OR and return to the office.
Review x-rays and check room for case specific instruments, supplies, and implants.
Position patient on OR table.
Apply tourniquet, compression stocking, and drape patient.
Hold retractors, manipulate limbs, and cauterize vessels, sponge and suction wound as necessary.
Skin closures.
Apply dressings, splints, immobilizers, slings, as directed.
Remove patient from OR table to stretcher for transport to recovery room.
Expedite room turnover.
Assist with cleaning and prep for the next case.
Maintain privately owned instruments.
Prepare for upcoming surgeries and facilitate assistance or communicate to back-office staff if none can be arranged.
Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures as directed by the Supervising Physician.
Order, collect, and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures, and studies.
Conduct hospital rounds, write orders, and take calls for the orthopaedic surgeons.
Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients, dictate discharge summaries, histories and physicals.
Evaluate and screen emergency room patients.
Provide sports team game coverage as needed.
Order, prescribe, dispense and administer medication, orthosis, orthotics, braces and other orthopaedic devices as may be allowed by state legislation.
Design, conduct and/or participate in research studies, manage databases, and perform quality assurance as directed by the supervising physician.
As a member of the NOC team, you may be asked to assist whenever or wherever there is a need.
Perform minor procedures such as wound care and joint injection as needed.
Shares in the Call Schedule with the Physicians.
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job.