Physician Assistant - TACS (PRN)

Meritus Health; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hagerstown is seeking a highly skilled Trauma Acute Care Physician Assistant to join their dynamic team. The PA will provide exceptional care to patients with acute and critical injuries and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates must possess advanced clinical skills and a commitment to patient care in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include rounding on patients, managing trauma admissions, and coordinated discharges, all within a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Highly skilled Trauma Acute Care Physician Assistant with experience in trauma and emergency general surgery.
• Strong ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in rounding on patients and managing critical injuries.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional care to patients with acute and critical injuries.
• Perform case types including general surgery, trauma, and emergency surgery.
• Efficiently coordinate discharges and manage patient rounding.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Commitment to patient care

Ability to thrive under pressure

Tools

Central lines

Chest tubes

Job description

Meritus Surg Spec 147
11110 Medical Campus Road
Suiter 147
Hagerstown, MD 21742, USA

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Trauma Acute Care Physician Assistant to join our dynamic healthcare team. The PA will provide exceptional care to patients with acute and critical injuries, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced trauma and acute care setting. The ideal candidate will possess advanced clinical skills, a strong commitment to patient care, and the ability to thrive under pressure.

• Case type: general surgery and emergency surgery, trauma, admissions and consults
• Key Responsibilities: rounding, writing notes, follow up, efficiently coordinating discharges

The trauma team’s skills set includes but not limited to:

• Mix of trauma and emergency general surgery admissions and consults
• Rounding on patients
• Central lines
• Chest tubes

Happy to Help

At Meritus, we believe in a collaborative and caring work environment. Interactions are an opportunity to learn, listen and to be there for one another. Therefore, we provide warm welcomes, hospitality-driven closures, and are always Happy to Help.

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