Surgical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Physician Assistant Required
• Master's Degree Nursing Required
• Ability to work in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to use computer and electronic medical records effectively.
• Basic use of a computer (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports).
• Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and Skype).
• Web browsing, intranet search, document access.
• Use of shared network file space.
• Basic use of patient facing technology. (e.g. IV pumps, point of care devices, CR monitors).
• Navigation and use of clinical communication systems.
• Determines the nature and extent of clinical information needed and uses the appropriate technology to access it.
• Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
• Evaluates information and its sources critically and appropriately incorporates it into clinical practice.
• Evaluates outcomes of the use of information.
• Navigation of the electronic health record system.
• Ability to locate and review specific patient data in various clinical information systems.
• Effectively uses clinical decision support tools.
• Understands policies and procedures, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations regarding the use of clinical information systems.
• Ability to collect clinical data using quality improvement tools.
• Prescriptive Authority - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required within 3 months of hire
• Specialty Certification - in area of education/subspecialty. Required certification must match scope of practice for that practice area. Required upon hire
• Registered Nurse - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire
• OR
• Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire
• Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants – Required upon hire

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Physician Assistant Preferred

Responsibilities

• Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patient for urgent and emergent conditions.
• Uses relevant data to evaluate for physiologic instability and formulates a plan of care.
• Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems.
• Analyzes the indications, contraindications, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
• Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy, optimizing patient outcomes.
• Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care.
• Facilitates the patient's transitions between and within health care settings.
• Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team.
• Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
• Participates in scholarly activities including research and education.
• Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings.
• Participates in the professional development of others.
• Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
• Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
• Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.

Benefits

• Annual influenza vaccine