Physician Assistant- Huntersville

OrthoCarolina; Nouvelle-Calédonie; On-site; EUR 78,815 - 113,844; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

OrthoCarolina in Huntersville is seeking a Physician Assistant to support our providers across clinic and hospital settings. The PA delivers medical care under physician supervision, assists in the operating room as needed, and participates in comprehensive patient management for a range of orthopedic injuries and illnesses.

Responsibilities include exams, diagnostic tests, injections, wound care, documentation, and coordination of care with orthopedic surgeons.

Qualifications

• Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program.
• Current North Carolina PA license.
• Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Prior orthopedic experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Examines patient, performs physical examinations and compiles medical data.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests (x-ray, ECG, labs) and interprets results with surgeons.
• Performs injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, and casts/splints management.
• Assists in surgery as needed and provides operating room support.
• Develops patient management plans and records progress notes; ensures continuity of care.
• Dictates/discharges summaries and documents care in patient records; uses computer systems to access data.
• Rounds on inpatients and provides ER and floor consultations as directed.

Skills

Patient evaluation

Care plan revision

Education

AMA accredited physician assistant program

NC PA license

NCCPA certification

Job description

Employees are eligible for a full spectrum of benefits including paid company holidays, wellness programs, and tuition reimbursement.

We are currently searching for a Physician Assistant to work with one of our Providers at our OrthoCarolina Huntersville office.

The Physician Assistant is responsible for providing medical care as delegated by OrthoCarolina physician(s). Responsibilities may include assisting the physician in both the office and hospital setting, independent clinics seeing patients with a variety of orthopedic injuries and illnesses, assisting in the operating room as needed, and performing emergency room and floor consultations.

Essential Functions

• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons/staff.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection. Assesses, applies and/or removes a variety of orthopedic casts, splints, and immobilization devices.
• Serves as assist‑at‑surgery for orthopedic procedures.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, applies appropriate codes and charges for service, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Dictates patient records including discharge summaries, history and physical evaluations, operative procedure notes, consultations and office visit notes. Documents patient information and care provided in patient record. Uses computer to access/enter needed data.
• Rounds on hospital inpatients as directed by supervising physician(s) to hospitals assigned and performs emergency room and floor consultations as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Accurately evaluate patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention or referral.
• Skill in evaluating and revising care plans based on patient changes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program.
• Current in the following:
• North Carolina PA license
• Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Prior experience in the field of orthopedics is preferred but not required.
• Prior experience as a physician assistant is preferred but not required.