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Facility in Altoona, Pennsylvania is looking for PAs to cover EM at night.
Coverage Need Details: Night coverage (7p-7a) to cover 5-6 shifts per month.
Providers Typical Day: See patients, perform some administrative tasks (radiology review, blood work review when needed although generally performed by employed staff).
Days to Credential: 90.
Requirements:
- *PAs Only
- *Typically 1-2 patients/hour per provider per shift.
- *The MD shifts run 3p-1a, 5p-3a, and 9p-7a so a physician is always present at night.
- *Specialties onsite: There is a trauma service in hospital 24/7 that also covers acute care general surgery consults 24/7.
- *Adult Percentage: 80%.
- *Peds Percentage: 20%.
Specialties on call: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology with cath lab, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Plastics, GI, Hematology/Oncology, CT surgery, Intensivist, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric hospitalist (minor pediatric admissions), Podiatry, thoracic surgery, Vascular. Also 24/7 crisis counselors in ED who evaluate psych patients.
Typical Cases Seen: PAs are expected to see any patient complaint but are not expected to perform invasive procedures such as central lines, intubation, lumbar puncture. There aren't any patients that the APP isn't "allowed" to see but in general the attending will see the critically ill patients and evaluate STEMI/Stroke patients while the PA is expected to see the minor complaint patients and perform minor procedures including lacerations/I&D etc.
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