Physician Assistant
Location: Norwood, Massachusetts
Description: Steward Health Care is at present looking to employ Physician Assistant right now, this career will be assigned in Massachusetts. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. The Physician Assistant will be a member of the General Surgery team at Norwood Hospital but also assist with the ICU, Emergency Department, Orthopedic, Gastroenterology and OBGYN Surgeons. The PA will function under the direction and supervision of a Physician in any area they are assisting. The Physician Assistant provides high quality, cost-effective patient care by performing admission consults, surgical preparation procedures, peri- and post- operative procedures and medical management. The PA will assist in performing surgical and other procedures.
Responsibilities:
The PA will perform detailed histories and physical exams, review patients medical records, order laboratories studies, radiological and diagnostic studies appropriate to patient's complaint, age, sex, race and physical condition. Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds, record appropriate and accurate daily progress notes. The PA will provide patients and families with pre-operative and other pertinent education. They will answer questions regarding surgery, recovery and risk factor modification, procedures. The PA will arrange for hospital admission and discharge at the direction of the supervising physician
Perform or assist in the following procedures as allowed per medical staff privileges:
• Incision and drainage wounds
• PICC line placements
• Post pyloric feeding tube placement
• Endotracheal Tube Intubation
• Central Line placement internal jugular, Subclavian and femoral vein cannulation
• Dialysis Catheter Placement
• Phlebotomy
• Arterial Puncture
• Foley Catheter Insertion
• Radial Artery Cannulation
• Assisting in the OR (obstetrics, ortho and GI as an assist)
• Central lines or A-lines in the ICU
• Occasional chest tubes in the ICU
• Surgical consults in the ER
• Surgical Histories and Physicals
• Admitting patients if needed
• Prepping for the OR
Qualifications:
• Massachusetts license to practice as a Physician Assistant
• Start date contingent on successful enrollment of insurance payors.
• DEA / Massachusetts Control Substance licensure
• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program. One year of experience in a surgical program preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
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This career will be opened on: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:26:19 GMT