PA-Vascular Surgery-1

South Shore Health•Weymouth, MA

2d•$90 - $110•Onsite

About The Position

Under the medical direction of the MD Chair of Vascular Surgery as well as the Executive Director of APCs, the PA will evaluate, treat and manage patients with vascular/surgical conditions. The nature and scope of practice of the Physician Assistant in Vascular Surgery is to assess, diagnose and treat health problems of patients across the continuum of care, in collaboration with the Attending Vascular Surgeons. Physician Assistants in the Department of Vascular Surgery will participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the role of physician extenders under the direction of the supervising physician.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant Program.
PA - Physician assistant license required.
ACLS (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH)
Physician Assistant - Board of Registration of Physician Assistants (Massachusetts)

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of practice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Obtain comprehensive history from patients, and present all new patients to the appropriate attending physician.
Oversee and participate in the preparation of patients who are scheduled for surgery including ordering and obtaining necessary radiology and laboratory studies, reviewing all results of studies and pathology, discussing all concerns with the attending physicians and all other aspects of preoperative evaluation and care not otherwise specified.
Take practice/clinic phone calls from patients, VNAs, etc as appropriate and address any issues that arise, with input from attending physicians as needed. All phone calls will be documented in the patient’s medical record.
Perform physical examinations, prescribe medications, perform procedures including, but not limited to: dressing changes; wound care; venipuncture and arterial blood gases; tube removal and changes; suture placement/removal.
Participate in the postoperative care of all Vascular Surgery patients.
Participate in rounding on patients.
Implementation of all Vascular Surgery care plans including writing orders, transfer orders, wound care, dressing changes, tube removal/insertion, venipuncture/obtaining arterial blood gas, central and arterial line insertions and removal, jejunostomy tube changes and care and suture/staple insertion and removal.
Discharge orders and planning, dictation of discharge orders, prescription writing, VNA care plan, etc.
Obtain, review and interpret radiology and laboratory studies and implement appropriate care plan based on the results in accordance with attending physician instructions.
Daily documentation of physical examination findings and care plan in patient’s hospital chart. All events and communications with attending physicians or their representatives will be documented in the patient’s chart.
Review patient’s chart daily for all pertinent consultation notes, event notes and multidisciplinary care plans.
Obtain Consultations, interpret lab values and xrays with the assistance of physicians as necessary.
First or second assist in surgeries.
Write postoperative orders.
Referrals and/or consultations may be obtained by the physician assistant when the attending physician deems necessary, and need to be obtained for any medical or surgical problem that does not fall within the scope of practice of the supervising physician.
Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.
Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.