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Physician Assistant
3 months ago
Job Location
Danbury - Danbury, CT
Description
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
The PA will perform the following general functions during the course of any given day. Other duties may be assigned. Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination and compiles patient medical data, orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, and laboratory tests. Order and interpret MRI/diagnostic testing. Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, casting, suturing and wound care, and managing infection. Records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
All PA's are responsible to assure, on a daily basis, the specific duties and expectations as describe below. All time off must be approved by the PA's supervising physician. All PA's are responsible to provide any time off coverage as necessary. PA's are expected to work a five day schedule with time off provided for covering weekend call. Dictate patient discharge notes within 24 hours of discharge and sign off on all consults within 48 hours of service
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching + profit sharing
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- FSA/HSA options
- Life insurance/AD&D/STD/LTD
- Paid time off
- Employee Discount Program
- Wellness Program
Emergency Room
- Respond to physician request to go to the ER
- Respond to ER calls and attend to patients in the ER
- Treat under the directions of physician to provide care
- First OR assist hospital and surgical center
- Ensuring that the OR is set up for surgery (in the OR at 7:00am)
- Be present for the beginning of cases
- Always available to assist in surgery
- Follow up call to postop patients within 24 hours
- Make hospital rounds on weekend days under the direction of physicians
- Take hospital floor, Ortho floor phone calls and out-patient calls on weekend days & at night
- Consult requests & patient calls will go through the physician who will triaging and instruct the PA On-Call of any needed work-up or follow-up.
- Office hours with physician and independent
- Office hours are from 8:00am to end of physician day.
- Work with individual physician to see physician's patients
- Interview, order x-rays, education, injections, apply/remove casts & bracing
- See patients in the office with acute problems, review case with physician
(This list may not include all of the duties assigned)
Qualifications
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
EXPERIENCE
Orthopedic Experience Required
EDUCATION
Successful graduation from an accredited PA college or university program resulting in a PA certificate.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must have in good standing with a Connecticut state PA license. Conditional employment will be granted to recently graduates for the time between completion of school and the next available licensing test.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
OrthoConnecticut, delivering exceptional care and real results has always been our mission, though we did things a little differently when we opened our doors in 1954. Today, we provide orthopedic care in a new state-of-the-art Musculoskeletal Center of Excellence, in which we provide the full spectrum of high-quality services under one roof. Now we can diagnose and treat the complete range of musculoskeletal issues for all ages in one easily accessible location with minimal wait time and a more efficient patient experience. One thing that hasn't changed since in 1954: our commitment to you
OrthoConnecticut is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
The above statement reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.
