Physician Assistant - Float

Summit Orthopedics•Vadnais Heights, MN

About The Position

Summit Orthopedics is hiring a full-time Physician Assistant to float among teams and locations, supporting clinic, Orthopedic Urgent Care, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospital settings. Coverage may include east and west metro locations, with assignments based on the needs of clinic teams and Orthopedic Urgent Care locations. The role offers the opportunity to train in a variety of settings and subspecialties, including sports medicine, hand, foot and ankle, and spine, and may provide opportunities to transition to a specific physician team, Orthopedic Urgent Care, or a hospitalist role. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., subject to change. The position also participates in an evening and holiday rotation. Providers working at non-Summit locations may be required by those facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to have an approved medical or religious exemption before starting. The Physician Assistant provides patient evaluation and care, supports surgical procedures, and collaborates with physicians, referring cases outside the PA’s routine scope or involving more complicated needs. Summit describes its workplace as a patient-first environment centered on compassion, integrity, excellence, collaboration, stewardship, and innovation.

Responsibilities

Function as first or second assist in the operating room, including surgical exposure, surgical dissections, and wound layer closure.
Triage patient calls and evaluate patient problems.
Respond to emergencies, including using CPR.
Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning, skin preparation, administration of local anesthetic, and equipment preparation.
Conduct physical examinations, take medical histories, interpret images, and evaluate and care for patients.
Consult with physicians as needed and refer more complicated cases or cases outside the PA’s routine scope of work.
Order diagnostic tests and scans and prescribe medications.
Administer injections; participate in suture and dressing removal; and manage simple fractures, including cast application and removal.
Counsel patients and families on preventive health care, including preoperative and postoperative education.
Monitor therapies and provide continuity of care.
Provide coverage across assigned teams and locations, including clinic, Orthopedic Urgent Care, ambulatory surgery center, and hospital settings.
Participate in an evening and holiday rotation.