APP (PA/NP) - Mooresville

OrthoCarolina•Mooresville, NC

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About The Position

OrthoCarolina is seeking a Physician Assistant to work at its Mooresville office. The role provides medical care as delegated by OrthoCarolina physicians. Work may include assisting physicians in office and hospital settings, seeing patients independently in clinics for orthopedic injuries and illnesses, assisting in the operating room as needed, and conducting emergency room and hospital-floor consultations.

Requirements

Graduate of an AMA-accredited physician assistant program.
Current North Carolina PA license.
Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Ability to accurately evaluate patient problems in person or by phone and provide appropriate advice, intervention, or referral.
Skill in evaluating and revising care plans based on patient changes.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in orthopedics is highly preferred.
Prior experience as a physician assistant is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Examine patients, perform comprehensive physical examinations, and compile medical data, including health histories and examination results.
Administer or order diagnostic tests, including X-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory tests, and interpret results in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons and staff.
Perform therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, and infection management.
Assess, apply, and/or remove orthopedic casts, splints, and immobilization devices.
Assist with orthopedic procedures in the operating room.
Develop and implement patient management plans, record progress notes, apply appropriate service codes and charges, and support continuity of care.
Dictate and document patient records, including discharge summaries, history and physical evaluations, operative procedure notes, consultations, and office visit notes; use a computer to access and enter data.
Round on hospital inpatients at assigned hospitals as directed by supervising physicians, and perform assigned emergency room and floor consultations.
Evaluate patient problems in person or by phone and provide appropriate advice, intervention, or referral.
Evaluate and revise care plans based on changes in patients’ conditions.