Advanced Practice Provider Surgical Oncology

BHMG Lifespan Physician Group, Inc., d/b/a Brown Health Medical Group; United States; On-site; USD 128,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a Physician’s Assistant to work under a physician’s supervision in Newport Hospital and Brown Health Medical Group. Responsibilities include pre-, intra-, and post-operative management, assisting in surgeries, wound care, and dictating discharge summaries, with opportunities for call coverage and conference input.

Minimum qualifications include a biology degree with graduate PA study and Rhode Island PA licensure, plus strong analytical and interpersonal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and two years of graduate study in an AMA approved Physician’s Assistant program.
• Current registration as Physician’s Assistant in the State of Rhode Island.
• Highly analytical with ability to apply post-surgical training to patient care.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with patients and nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform medical procedures under physician supervision.
• Take histories and administer physicals; assist in surgical procedures.
• Manage pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient care; assist with wound care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical ability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and two years of graduate study in an AMA approved Physician’s Assistant program

Current registration as Physician’s Assistant in the State of Rhode Island

Job description

Under the supervision of a Registered Physician, performs several medical procedures, including pre, intra and post-operative management of patients, assistance with surgical procedures, wound care, and others. Writes admission, pre-operative and post-operative orders for patient care that must be countersigned by a physician. Reports directly to the Manager of the OR and Director of Perioperative services. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes professional training to perform several medical procedures.
• All work is performed under the supervision of a physician but requires judgements and interpretations to complete.
• The following are the procedures that Physician’s Assistants are authorized to perform in Newport Hospital.
• Taking histories and administering physicals
• Assisting in surgical procedures
• Assisting in pre, intra and post-operative management of patients
• Performing thoracentesis
• Perfuming tube thoracostomies
• Starting IVs
• Venous and arterial cut downs; subclavian veni-punctures
• Placing a CVP, Swan-Ganz catheters and arterial lines
• Drawing blood (arterial and venous)
• Wound care and management
• Dictating discharge summaries
• Ordering appropriate respiratory therapy
• Airway management
• Initiates life saving measures in emergency situations until aid arrives
• Foleys and Coude caths
• Coaches and facilitates learning of other team members as appropriate
• Demonstrates knowledge of RSI (Retained Surgical Items) protocol
• Performs other related duties, as required
• Participates in call coverage as a First Assist for both the OR and OB for C sections
• Presents pertinent patient data at physician’s conferences and consultations where the Physician’s Assistant is reviewed and advised in patient care.
• Requests social service, physical therapy, radiological, medical/surgical consultations on behalf of and in the name of an attending doctor in the division and/or his/her resident in an individual case.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and two years of graduate study in an AMA approved Physician’s Assistant program.
• Current registration as Physician’s Assistant in the State of Rhode Island.
• An extremely high level of analytical ability to apply post-surgical training to the treatment of patients.
• Good interpersonal skills to deal effectively with patients and nursing personnel.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
• Demonstrates compliance with surgical attire policy.
• Performs usual closure as directed by the surgeon; sutures the peritoneum, fascia, subcutaneous tissue, and skin.

Experience

• Three months on-the-job training and experience to become familiar with job responsibilities and work routines.

Work environment and physical requirements

Exposed to surgical procedures and patient care environments. Regularly experiences mental/visual fatigue from job pressures.

Independent action

Performs independently within the departments policies and practices.Refers specific complex problems to the supervisor when clarification of the departmental policies and procedures are required.

Pay Range: $127,504.00-$161,782.40

EEO Statement: Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: Brown Health Medical Group - 167 Point Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Work Type: M-Fr, four 10-hr shifts Work Shift: Day Daily Hours: 10 hours Driving Required: Yes

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families.

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