Under the direction and supervision of a physician who is a specialist (e.g., orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine), the Physician Assistant II provides high quality, cost-effective patient care by performing surgical preparation procedures, peri-operative and post- operative procedures, and assists in performing surgical and other procedures. A Physician Assistant II may work in the operating room or emergency department in addition to having responsibilities for outpatient clinic and hospital ward duties. May take call for patients under the supervision of a physician.
Essential Functions:
- Performs admission evaluation on new patients to include: obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patient's medical record, performing physical exam, transcribing history and medical findings into patient medical record, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physician.
- Provides patient and family with pre-operative and other pertinent education.
- Answers questions regarding surgery, recovery and risk factor modification, procedures.
- Provides blood transfusion information.
- Performs surgical peri-operative procedures.
- Locates and utilizes x-rays, instruments and pertinent patient information.
- Reviews patient chart noting allergies, pertinent medical history, and abnormal physical findings.
- Assists in performing surgical procedures and other procedures consistent with the standards of care and practice guidelines.
- Depending on the specialty, may work as the first assist during surgical procedures, start IV's, and/or perform suturing.
- Performs post-operative procedures to include transcription of standard post-operative orders into patient medical records, assists physicians with evaluation and management of patient's status during recovery, reviews vital signs, laboratory and x-ray studies, and assists with technical management of patients.
- Performs patient discharge in conjunction with social worker, pharmacist, and physical therapist and dictates discharge and transfer summaries in a timely manner.
Secondary Functions:
- First assist in surgery and perform minor procedures in the operating room.
- Performs admission evaluation on new patients to include: obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patient's medical record, performing physical exam, transcribing history and medical findings into patient medical record, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physician.
- Write admission orders as appropriate and do H & P. - Performs post-operative procedures to include transcription of standard post-operative orders into patient medical record, assists physicians with evaluation and management of patient's status during recovery; reviews vital signs, laboratory and x-ray studies; assists with technical management of patients.
- Round on in-patients to determine progress of treatment plan and patient health status; make modifications to treatment plan as necessary.
- Help plan and implement a discharge plan of care and work with hospital resources to support moving the patient to the appropriate level of care to meet the physician needs and psychological needs of the patient and the family.
- Is a communication link between the surgeon, patients, and family. Provides patient and family with pre-operative and other pertinent education. Answers questions regarding surgery, recovery and risk factor modification, procedures: provides blood transfusion information; performs surgical peri-operative procedures; locates and utilizes x-rays, instruments and pertinent patient information.
- Performs minor surgical procedures as directed by the OrthopedicSurgeon in the clinic.
- Assess patients for discharge; direct the appropriate placement of patients in the in-patient setting.
- Work with the Orthopedics supervising physician in an outpatient setting providing direct patient care; manage minor fracture patients, non-surgical orthopedic type patients and post-op surgical patients.
- Participates in OR call schedule for after hours and weekends required for Fremont and Hayward campuses. *Hours may change for operational needs.
- Includes on-call plus over night in house call.
- Treats external and internal customers in a respectful, friendly, helpful, and professional manner at all times.
- Adheres to the service expectations of the department and facility. Participates in department meetings.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- One (1) year of previous experience in the last five (5) years as a physician assistant.
- Graduate of an approved primary care physician assistant or surgical physician assistant program approved by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the Medical Board of California (M.B.C.) and the Physician Assistant Examining Committee (P.A.E.C.).
- BLS certification required.
- Advanced Certification in specialty area, preferred.
- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date).
- May be required to possess specialty skills to perform tasks required by the specific department (e.g., neurosurgery, orthopedics, etc).
- Must be able to work in a Labor-Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Currently working as a PA Assist in an Orthopedics Surgery setting in the last 2 years.
- Minimum of 2 years recent experience in a hospital surgical/operating room and ambulatory care setting.
- Recent /currently working in Specialty Surgical areas: Orthopedics Surgery, Plastics, Bariatrics, Thoracic, Vascular and Colo-Rectal.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities and recognize own professional limitations.
- Demonstrated effective communication/Interpersonal relationship skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with physician groups in the following services: Anesthesia, HBS, Radiology and other surgical departments.
- Demonstrated service-oriented behaviors that include culturally sensitive good manners, respect, and polite communications in all interactions with patient, members, physicians, staff and visitors.
- Demonstrated skills in physical and psychosocial assessment.
- Demonstrated ability to assess Health status and develop a plan of a care; ensuring appropriate follow-up in accordance with established approved protocols.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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