Physician Asst CT Surgery

Adventist Health • Ocala, FL

99d

About The Position

The Physician Assistant (PA) supports the clinical operation of AdventHealth with primary focus on clinical services in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Inpatient Responsibilities include: pre-operative admission, consultation, evaluation and medical optimization; intra-operative 1st and 2nd assistance; post-operative ICU and floor patient care and discharge. Outpatient Responsibilities include: pre & post Operative clinic; out-of-hospital patient clinical phone call management & out-of-hospital operative call-in. Delivery of patient care will be conducted in collaboration with faculty surgeons and physicians.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
• Two + years’ experience.
• Provides direct care with licensing credentials under the auspices of supervising MD.
• Valid American Heart Association BLS & ACLS certification.
• Licensure as a Physician Assistant in the State of Florida.
• NCCPA Certification.

Responsibilities

• Participation in daily inpatient rounding by taking patient history, conducting physical exam, reviewing laboratory and diagnostic data, performing medication reconciliation, procedures, and computer order entry as appropriate.
• Participation in daily multidisciplinary round by contributing specific surgical perspective and promoting integrated comprehensive patient care.
• Inpatient consultation and admission at the direction of the collaborating physician.
• Evaluates and treats patients with acute, chronic, and surgical concerns.
• Conduct medical history; performance of physical examination.
• Collection, interpretation & recording of diagnostic clinical laboratory data.
• Ordering, specimen collection & interpretation of all relevant laboratory/microbiological tests.
• Ordering & interpretation of all relevant radiologic/US/MRI/NM studies.
• Ordering, performance & interrelation of cardiac diagnostic testing.
• Diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions affecting all organs systems.
• Development of treatment plans.
• Ordering medications.
• Address the pharmacologic needs of patients by CPOE/written/oral methods.
• Call requirements will be rotational to include a 24-hour/7-day coverage system.
• Out-Of-House SICU & Floor call responsibilities, Donor call organ assessment & OR call responsibilities.

Benefits

• Rollover PDO with service year increases in accrual.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Company Discount Programs.
• Growing Organization.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees