PRN Physician Assistant Surgical

Community Options, Inc.; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 98,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Options, Inc. seeks a Surgical Physician Assistant to deliver top-tier medical care within a leading academic medical center. This dynamic role includes performing surgical assistance, conducting patient assessments, and ensuring compliance with safety protocols, all while collaborating with surgical teams.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits program

Prepaid tuition assistance

Employee health programs

Qualifications

• Certified Surgical Physician Assistant with required credentials.
• 1+ years surgical experience preferred.
• Must have BCLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide surgical care and assistance during procedures.
• Conduct history and physical exams for surgical patients.
• Manage patient transport and post-operative care.

Skills

Patient Care

Surgical Assistance

Clinical Assessment

Education

Bachelor of Arts or Science

Graduate AMA and ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant Program

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Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary

• In collaboration with the supervising physician, the Surgical Physician Assistant will provide surgical and medical care to surgical patients. The Physician Assistant will provide direct health care management to patients and will assist the surgeon during surgical procedures, performing those skills of a first assistant.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Perform and record complete history and physical exam
  
  

Identifies self properly to patient and family, clarifies role of physician assistant if necessary.

States purpose of history and physical for accurate hospital records.

Obtains accurate medical history including chief complaint, history or present illness, past medical/history, family history, social history and complete review of systems.

Evaluates the patient’s history and physical per core measure compliance.

Physical assessment focusing on vital signs, HEENT, cardiac, pulmonary, GI, GU, neurological and extremities.

Address patient’s concerns including providing comfort and support for pre-operative patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy.

Answers patient’s questions regarding pre-operative care, understanding of surgical procedures and regarding post-operative care.

Uses knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patient.

Timely dictation of the history and physical examination performed in the pre-admission testing area to insure its availability the day of surgery.

First assistant in surgery with evening and weekend on-call responsibilities.

Maintains aseptic techniques and actively monitors situations which could lead to breaks in aseptic technique.

Be prompt to support on-time starts.

Ensures safety checklist, core measure compliance and time-out and universal protocol procedures are followed

Position patients according to type of surgery and skin prep as needed.

Using aseptic technique when performing bladder catheterizations for all patients.

Scrubs and assists surgeons on all cases when requested.

May close incisions at the discretion of or in absence of surgeon and applies appropriate dressings.

Transports and monitors patient from operating room to recovery room or critical care unit

Postoperatively, removal of staples sutures and drains when requested by attending surgeon.

Credentials

• National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistant (Required)
• Physician Assistant (Required)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
  
  

Education Or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience:
• Other (Required)
• Education Specialization: Graduate AMA and ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant or Surgeons Program Equivalent Experience:
• 1+ years Surgical experience preferred
  
  

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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