Physician Assistant
Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute•Chesterton, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
The surgical Physician Assistant (PA) provides medical care, medication management, and care coordination for patients with chronic or acute injuries.
Requirements
- Master’s in PA studies from an Accredited University
- Minimum of 2-years Physician Assistant or Orthopedic experience
- Current state PA license
- Certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- Current CPR Certification
- Knowledge of acute and chronic care protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan
- Knowledge of how to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices
- Knowledge of health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurement
- Ability to analyze situations and solve problems
- Employ critical thinking and problem solving
- Ethical reasoning and decision making
- Strong attention to detail
- Receptive and responsive to feedback
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Time management, prioritization, and sense of urgency
- Maintain patient confidentiality
Responsibilities
- Obtain patient history and perform assessments via observation and examination
- Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
- Order, perform and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests as needed
- Implement interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability
- Asses and revise care plans based on physician recommendations and patient changes
- Consult with other staff regarding referrals, follow-ups, and transfer of care
- Educate patient and family by providing educational tools and resources to aid in decision making
- Participate in professional development activities and attend seminars as needed
- Exercise initiative, judgement, discretion, and decision making to achieve medical objectives
- Assist physician in orthopedic surgery
- Conducts rounds at hospitals on ER and post-operative patients as directed by physician
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
