Surgical Physician Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Current Physician Assistant license required
• Current ACLS certification required for airway management procedures
• OHS Fit Test
• OHS Annual Assessment

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program preferred

Responsibilities

• Obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations
• Ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Formulating diagnoses and developing treatment plans
• Implementing and monitoring therapeutic interventions
• Assisting in surgical procedures
• Providing patient counseling and education
• Making appropriate referrals for patient care
• Abscess incision and drainage
• Administration of local anesthesia
• Arterial punctures
• Arterial line removal
• Bladder irrigation
• Administration of blood products
• Cast application and removal
• Central venous pressure (CVP) line removal
• EKG recording
• Enteral feeding tube insertion and removal
• Foley catheter insertion and removal
• Extremity immobilization
• Administration of subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intradermal injections
• Intravenous medication administration
• Laceration repair
• Nail trephination
• Nasogastric tube insertion and removal
• Oropharyngeal airway management (current ACLS certification required)
• Pap smear collection
• Administration of skin tests
• First assist duties in the operating room
• Suction procedures
• Surgical dressing application and removal
• Suture and staple removal
• Venipuncture
• Wound debridement