Physician Assistant - FT Day MG Orthopedics - North

RWJBarnabas Health; West Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a dedicated and mission-driven Physician Assistant to join their Orthopedics team in New Jersey. The role involves collaborating with top surgeons to provide high-quality care, coordinating inpatient and outpatient services, and ensuring a positive patient experience. This full-time position offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Comprehensive health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings plans

Flexible hours

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Certification as a Physician Assistant required.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
• Experience in orthopedic care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage with evaluation, treatment, and documentation for orthopedic patients.
• Assist physicians with preoperative and postoperative instructions.
• Perform assessments and reassessments of patients.

Skills

Organizational skills

Patient care

Multilingual (Spanish is a plus)

Education

Physician Assistant Certification

New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners Registration

Job description

Job Title: Physician Assistant

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department: MG Orthopedics - North

Req#: 0000202842

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Salary Range: $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 Annual

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated salaried range for this position if hired to work.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Physician Assistant – Jersey City and Livingston, NJ

Full-Time Physician Assistant

Are you looking for a change? Take advantage of this opportunity to join RWJ Barnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group is looking for mission-driven, empathetic Physician Assistants to join our team. As a RWJBarnabas Physician Assistant, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the region’s Top Surgeons, to deliver high quality musculoskeletal care to an expansive and diverse community of patients.

Position Highlights:

• Our employees enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health and dental benefits, tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, retirement savings plans, and more
• Flexible Hours
• Opportunities to grow within the organization

Job Overview:

The Physician Assistant is an independent health care provider who coordinates inpatient/outpatient care through collaboration with the Physician. The PA provides care in accordance with the objectives, policies and procedures of the practice and the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners/Physician Assistant Advisory Committee.

Specific duties include, but may not be limited to:

• Support the physician by providing coverage with evaluation, treatment, and documentation of service for patients requiring orthopedic care in both the operating and office environment
• Assists physician during office hours including preoperative and postoperative instructions.
• Provides dictation support and documentation of patient encounters and letters of Medical Necessity.
• Prepares discharge letters and make post-op calls to referring physicians.
• Reviews charts preoperatively and documents any pertinent information.
• Provides coverage with residents, fellows and other advanced practitioners covering provider on-call schedules.
• Liaisons between physician and outside consulting physicians regarding patient care.
• Performs assessment and reassessment of the patient according to applicable department standards and identified tools.
• Assists physician during hospital rounds with post-op patients and with research as needed.
• Participates in and contributes to orthopedic educational activities for appropriate internal and external parties.

We’re looking for you to bring the following

• Ability to organize and achieve quality performance in a new and changing environment.
• Possesses good working knowledge of scheduling and procedure prioritization to minimize delays and ensure completion of daily work schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Physician.
• Recognizes areas for improvement in divisional policies or patient care; initiates change; educate all involved in change.
• Passion and Experience providing empathetic patient care.
• Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organization.

Required Education and Experience needed

• Physician Assistant Certification,
• Registration & Licensure by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, Physician Assistant Advisory
• Although not required, fluency in Spanish, and other languages is a plus.