APP (PA/NP)

OrthoCarolina; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

OrthoCarolina is seeking a part-time Physician Assistant to join a Provider at the Concord office. The role includes in-office and hospital care for orthopedic injuries, surgery assistance, and patient management with thorough documentation and coordination with the surgical team.

Ideal candidates hold AMA-accredited PA education, North Carolina PA licensure, and have PA experience, preferably in orthopedics.

Qualifications

• Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program.
• Current North Carolina PA license.
• PA experience required; orthopedic experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients and perform comprehensive physical examinations.
• Administer or order diagnostic tests and interpret results in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons.
• Provide in-office and hospital-based patient care, including emergency room and floor consultations.
• Assist in surgery as needed and support continuity of care with documentation and coding.

Job description

At OrthoCarolina, our team is our greatest asset and the foundation of our success. We are a diverse group of individuals, accountable to each other to uphold the standards of excellence and promote an environment of teamwork throughout the organization. OrthoCarolina has 43 unique care locations with over 1300 professionals who share a common goal to make lives better. Our employees are eligible for a full spectrum of benefits including paid company holidays, wellness programs, and tuition reimbursement. To learn more about Team OC please visit https://www.orthocarolina.com/about-us

We are currently searching for a part time Physician Assistant to work with one of our Providers at our OrthoCarolina Concord office location.

Responsibilities

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 PA experience required, orthopedic experience preferred.

Employee Type Regular

Qualifications Skills Education Certifications Nurse Practitioner - State Licensure, Physician Assistant State Licensure - State Licensure Language Work Experience