This position offers the perfect candidate the opportunity to work with world-class surgeons and clinicians in a high-energy, patient-focused, results-oriented, state-of-the-art clinic including our new, state-of-the-art, out-patient surgical center and medical office building.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- First Surgical Assistant
- Hospital Admissions and Consultations
- Inpatient Rounds
- Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of a full range of Orthopedic injuries and conditions
- Orders and interprets test/lab studies including X-ray, MRI, CT Scan, EMG/NCS Bone Scan, blood tests, urinalysis, wound cultures and synovial fluid analysis
- Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA’s scope of work.
- Provides therapeutic treatments including oral medications, corticosteroid injections, applications of casts, splints, braces and prescribes physical and occupational therapies
- Performs minor office/emergency room procedures including fracture closed reduction, laceration repair, and I&D of abscess
- Provides patient and family education and instructions.
- Responsible for maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Documents patient encounters according to state & federal guidelines.
- Other Duties as Assigned
Required Education and Experience:
- Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant Institution
- Certification through NCCPA
- Valid Rhode Island License
- Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Proficient in EMR software
Competencies:
- Surgery Skills
- Communication Proficiency
- Skilled Multi-tasker
- Attention to Detail
Physical Demands:
- Requires mobility, frequent walking, standing, and sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching and periodic lifting of up to 50 lbs.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to converse and hear.
- Requires normal (corrected) vision.
- Requires coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate office equipment.
Work Environment:
This job includes operating room and office settings. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but may vary depending on Company Schedule.
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