Surgical Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular

Dell Medical School; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Medical School in Roanoke, VA seeks a board-certified Physician Assistant to support cardiovascular surgery as a first assistant in the operating room. This role collaborates with supervising physicians to expand individualized cardiovascular care services.

The duties include taking histories, performing assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostics, providing treatment with prescriptive authority or referrals, and counseling patients and families.

Qualifications

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced healthcare setting.
• Demonstrates high level of confidentiality and sensitivity.
• Works effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Accurate documentation per standards and policies.

Responsibilities

• Obtain patient history and perform assessments via observation, interview, and exam.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies; conduct health assessments and screening.
• Provide treatment and management with prescriptive authority or referrals.
• Counsel patients and families on health conditions and options.
• Document delivery of care and participate in staff and student education.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Confidentiality

Team-based care

Documentation and policy compliance

Education

Board-certified Physician Assistant (Texas Medical Board prescriptive authority)

Job description

Purpose:

In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating adult cardiovascular and thoracic conditions.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Operating Roombased Physician Assistants will primarily work assisting in the cardiovascular operating room.

• Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview, and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs health assessments, screening, and patient care.

• Provides direct treatment and management of conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.

• Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning health conditions, treatment options and community resources.

• Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy.Participates in orientation and education of staff and students.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A board-certified Physician Assistant in good standing and credentialed by the Texas Medical Board with Prescriptive Authority and minimum 1 year experience in cardiothoracic surgical first assisting with proficiency in endoscopic and open conduit harvest.

• Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance.

• Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various situations.

• Capacity to work well with physicians and other care providers as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery team.

• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

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Salary Range:

$140,000+ depending on qualifications

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT

• Standard office equipment

• Repetitive use of a keyboard

• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.