Surgical Float PA — Diverse Surgeries, Day-One Benefits

District Medical Group Inc. (DMG); Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

PTO (paid time off)

Job summary

District Medical Group (DMG) in Phoenix is seeking a Float Physician Assistant to join the Surgery Department. The Float PA rotates across urology, plastic & reconstructive, and hand surgery at Valleywise Health Medical Center, performing inpatient consultations, daily rounding, first assist, and robot-assisted procedures.

You will participate in weekend call, coordinate with attending staff, and contribute to teaching and didactics as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations of patients in inpatient setting
• Participate in hospital rounds, and prepare documentation of daily progress notes as assigned
• Enter patient orders as directed
• Review and discuss results of medical imaging and laboratory studies with attending physician, fellow/resident/hospital staff, and/or patients as appropriate
• Assist in staffing minor and operative room procedures within scope of practice and delegated by supervising attending
• Assist with hospital-based continuity of care with knowledge of all patients on service and consult list
• Assist with coordinating resident education and continuity of care of patients, ER consults and available for nursing questions regarding service patients
• Assist with coordinating operative schedule for both elective and emergent/urgent procedures
• Serve as a liaison with other services, answer pages and phone calls and take appropriate action with patients, under the supervision of attending staff

Job description

District Medical Group (DMG) in Phoenix is seeking a Float Physician Assistant to join the Surgery Department. The Float PA rotates across urology, plastic & reconstructive, and hand surgery at Valleywise Health Medical Center, performing inpatient consultations, daily rounding, first assist, and robot-assisted procedures.

You will participate in weekend call, coordinate with attending staff, and contribute to teaching and didactics as assigned.