Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Joint Reconstruction & OR Support

Downstate; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine in New York. The successful candidate will support outpatient clinic operations, manage in-house orders, attend grand rounds, assist in the OR, and maintain thorough clinic documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating paperwork, patient logistics, and daily rounds, while following physician instructions and advancing knowledge in joint

Responsibilities

• Support outpatient clinic operations for Joint Reconstruction Service physicians in a reliable, timely, and efficient manner.
• Institute in-house transfer and discharge orders, as well as consult requests.
• Attend weekly grand rounds and case presentations to build knowledge base.
• Position patients in the operating room for surgery.
• Assist residents on the service and with processing paperwork and patient logistics.
• Compose clinic notes using templates to improve efficiency.
• Arrive on time to clinic and complete all necessary tasks.
• Follow and anticipate attending physician instructions in the OR.
• Seek to increase knowledge of Orthopaedic joint reconstruction sub-specialty.
• Perform daily rounds on postoperative inpatients and arrange consults as needed.
• Use macro templates in HealthBridge and Athena EHR systems.
• Create progress and discharge notes for patients seen.
• Close wounds and place instrumentation in the OR.
• Perform other tasks as needed and adhere to policies and procedures.
• Model the WE CARE values of the institution.

Job description

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine in New York. The successful candidate will support outpatient clinic operations, manage in-house orders, attend grand rounds, assist in the OR, and maintain thorough clinic documentation.

Responsibilities include coordinating paperwork, patient logistics, and daily rounds, while following physician instructions and advancing knowledge in joint