Physician Assistant, OBGYN Services, Wilmington and Newark, DE

ChristianaCare; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 119,583 - 153,472; Full time

Job summary

ChristianaCare is seeking a Physician Assistant for the inpatient OBGYN Physician Assistants Group as part of OB/GYN Services. The role is a full-time day/evening position with weekend rounding and call, providing care at Wilmington Hospital, DE and Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE.

Responsibilities include admitting patients, performing histories and physicals, developing treatment plans, rounds, documenting progress, ordering tests, education, discharges, and assisting in surgeries with various

Qualifications

• Delaware licensure eligibility or license
• NCCPA certification is required
• BLS/ACLS/NRP/OBIS training for EFM/US in OB/GYN

Responsibilities

• Admit patients on behalf of the supervising physician
• Complete history and physicals
• Develop treatment plans
• Make rounds as directed by supervising physician
• Record progress notes
• Order, assess, and interpret diagnostic tests
• Initiate referrals to appropriate physicians
• Educate patients and families about health status and discharge planning
• Plan discharges
• Obtain consents for procedures
• Assist in OB/GYN procedures and surgeries as needed

Skills

Patient admission

Clinical assessment

Treatment planning

Medical record documentation

Patient education

Education

Delaware licensure eligibility

NCCPA Certification

BLS

ACLS

NRP

OBIS training for EFM

Tools

DaVinci robotics

Ultrasound

Job description

Job Details

ChristianaCare is now accepting candidates for a Physician Assistant to join the inpatient OBGYN Physician Assistants Group as part of OB/GYN Services.

• Full-Time Day/Evening position, 10 Hour Days
• Weekend Rounding and Call Requirement
• Provides services at Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, DE and Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Admit patients on behalf of the supervising physician
• Complete history and physicals
• Develop treatment plans
• Make rounds at the direction of the supervising physician
• Record progress notes
• Order, assess, and interpret diagnostic tests and therapeutic modalities, such as medications, treatments, and examinations
• Initiate referral to appropriate physician or other healthcare professional
• Instruct, educate, and counsel patients and families concerning health status, test results, disease process, and discharge planning
• Plan discharges
• Obtain consents for procedures for which privileges are held
• Core duties may include (but are not limited to) IV placement, blood draws, injections, dressing changes, OB and GYN procedures, wound closures, removal of sutures, debridement of wound infections, removal of foreign bodies
• Procedures may include (but not limited to) biopsy (cervical, endometrial, skin, vaginal, vulvar), cystoscopy, pelvic floor training, pessary insertion and removal, provider performed microscopy (urine, KOH, wet prep), AROM, BPP, circumcision of newborn, colposcopy, fetal scalp electrode placement, hysterosalpingogram, insertion of Foley bulb for induction, insertion and removal of subdermal contraception, IUD placement, intrauterine pressure catheter placement, ultrasound
• Assist as first and second surgeon in the operating room including but not limited to DaVinci robotics, laparoscopic, and open procedures as well as cesarean sections

Special Requirements

• Licensure or license eligibility for Delaware
• NCCPA Certification
• BLS, ACLS, NRP, OBIS training for EFM, US in OB/GYN

Annual Compensation Range $119,583.00 - $153,472.00

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/