Surgical PA I - DaVinci Robotics & OR

Holy Cross Health; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Holy Cross Health in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a Physician Assistant I to function as operative first assistant across multiple service lines, including DaVinci robotics. The PA-1 will evaluate patients based on history and physical, order tests, and develop treatment plans with supervising physicians, working within a collaborative team across hospital departments.

Essential duties include surgical assistance in the OR, developing robotic first assist skills, daily post-operative rounding,

Qualifications

• Graduate from an ARC-PA certified PA program.
• Passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE).
• Must maintain current licensing as Physician Assistant in the State of Maryland.
• Must qualify for prescriptive authority (CDS/DEA).
• Ability to work in both the operating room and inpatient units.
• Must have BLS Certification.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Surgical assistance in the operating room upon request to any surgeon with a delegation agreement and as assigned by the Clinical coordinator of APPs/designee.
• Develop laparoscopic and DaVinci robotic first assist skills.
• Perform daily post-operative rounding and coordinate care of the patient as requested by the supervising physician.
• Admission History and Physical examinations, daily progress notes, orders, discharge summaries, and prescriptions for all patients admitted by the attending surgeon.
• Evaluate patients in the Emergency Department and on the surgical floor as requested by the attending surgeon.
• Assist credentialed practitioners with bedside procedures (central venous catheter placement, tube thoracostomy, arterial catheter placement, and PICC lines).
• Support Quality initiatives and accurate, compliant professional billing.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Operating Room

First Assist Skills

Education

ARC-PA Certified PA Program

PANCE Passed

Maryland PA Licensure

Prescriptive Authority (DEA/CDS)

Tools

EMR Documentation

Job description

Holy Cross Health in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a Physician Assistant I to function as operative first assistant across multiple service lines, including DaVinci robotics. The PA-1 will evaluate patients based on history and physical, order tests, and develop treatment plans with supervising physicians, working within a collaborative team across hospital departments.

Essential duties include surgical assistance in the OR, developing robotic first assist skills, daily post-operative rounding,