Physician Assistant - Ortho Spine - Ahuja

University Hospitals Pain Management; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Physician Assistant to enhance patient care and access. The role involves both inpatient and outpatient duties, requiring strong collaborative skills and a commitment to professional development. Join a dynamic team where your expertise and leadership can make a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Responsible for providing quality patient care.
• Compliance with medical standards and continuous education.
• Ability to work in an inpatient/outpatient setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and establish care plans.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to provide holistic patient care.
• Contribute to educational development of staff and patients.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Collaboration

Self-Development

Leadership

Education

Physician Assistant Certification

Job description

Description

A Brief Overview

The Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for providing quality care for patients and increasing patient access and satisfaction. Standard tasks to be performed by a PA as specified by the Ohio State Board of Medicine and UH entity specific Medical Bylaws.

What You Will Do

This is a combination Inpatient/Outpatient/OR position; Monday through Friday, day shift. The position is based at UH Ahuja Medical Center with travel to Mayfield Village one day per week.

• Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/pts/customers (10%)
• Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/co-workers (10%)
• Takes responsibility for self-development and supports a learning environment (10%)
• Displays commitment to the mission of the hospital and its values (10%)
• Performs patient assessment and assigns diagnosis based on recorded assessment data and current scientific and current research (20%)
• Establishes plan of care and implements interventions in accordance w/carepaths, protocols, and standards of care and current research (15%)
• Collaborates w/other health care providers in an interdisciplinary approach to provide care to the patient and family (5%)
• Contributes to the educational development of staff, patients, family and self (5%)
• Demonstrates progressive leadership and effective management (5%)
• Provides education through role modeling and in-services to meet identified learning needs and to promote professionalism (5%)
• Advances own professional development through self-directed learning, continuing education and participation in peer review (5%)

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.