Physician Assistant-Pediatric Surgery

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center is hiring a Physician Assistant for Pediatric Surgery to deliver comprehensive care to children in Tucson and Southern Arizona. The role involves both clinic and hospital settings, with a schedule of Monday to Friday, including 4 days in the hospital and 1 clinic day, along with on-call duties.

The ideal candidate will have graduated from an approved physician assistant program, hold a current Arizona license, and possess necessary CPR and DEA certifications. Join TMCOne to make a significant impact in pediatric care.

Qualifications

• Internship and 2 years’ experience preferred.
• Current Physician’s Assistant license in Arizona required.
• CPR and DEA certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Obtain patient history and perform physical exams.
• Evaluate patients with pediatric surgery concerns.
• Assist in pre and post-op care for patients.

Skills

Knowledge of physician assistant regulations

Skill in applying medical care

Ability to define problems and interpret data

Ability to present information effectively

Education

Completion of an approved physician assistant program

Tools

CPT and ICD-10 coding

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Job description

Physician Assistant-Pediatric Surgery

Job Category: Professional

Schedule: Full time

Shift: 1 - Day Shift

TMCOne along with Arizona Pediatric Surgery are currently recruiting for a physician assistant to provide excellent care to the children of Tucson and Southern Arizona. This is a clinic and hospital based role where the hours will vary. This role would be to support the surgical portion of the practice as opposed to the urology side.

Monday-Friday, 4 days in the hospital, 1 clinic day.

6 days of call per month that can be taken from home!

• Obtain patient history and perform physical exam
• Evaluate new patients with operative and non-operative pediatric surgery concerns (drain abscesses, remove stitches, remove drains, train patients on gastrostomy tube care, train patients on stoma care, etc.)
• Manage follow up patients who have non-operative pediatric surgery conditions (example: pectus carinatum)
• Train in neonatal circumcision and perform/manage those patients
• Assist in pre and post op care for pediatric surgery patients

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Completion of an approved physician assistant program, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: Internship and two (2) years’ experience strongly preferred, but not required.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: A current Physician’s Assistant license in state of Arizona and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and DEA certifications required. Dept Specific: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of physician assistant regulations and practices along with prescribing regulations
• Skill in applying medical care.
• Skill discharge planning or chronic care planning.
• Ability to apply use of Code via CPT and ICD-10.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.