Summary:
Under the general direction of the Orthopedics surgeons at Saint Anne's Hospital the physician assistant manages patients in Outpatient Inpatient and operating room settings.
Responsibilities:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with supervising physician and other health professionals
- Clearly communicate with patients and their families
- Provide superior customer service to internal and external clients customers and patients
- Identify and assess problems while interviewing and examining patients
- Order and interpret lab and imaging studies prescribe medications complete paperwork and formulate treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physician
- Provide pre and post-operative patient education
- Acts as surgical first assist for a variety of Neurosurgery and General Surgery procedures both intracranial and spine
- Management of inpatient and outpatient Neurosurgery and General Surgery issues including perioperative care.
- Works in a collaborative fashion along with supervising physician to manage post-operative patients in PACU floor or ICU
- Covers some evening phone calls assists supervising physician with rounds on weekends if needed and may intermittently cover first call from answering service
- Perform Basic and Advanced Life Support measures as necessary
- Perform similar and related duties as requested by supervising physician
- Participate in data collection and research as directed
- Reports immediately to supervising physician any deviation of normal operations
- Participates in Hospital Incident Reporting System and other risk management activities
- Shall be accountable for abiding by all relevant hospital policies and procedures
- Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients families visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional responsible and courteous environment.
- Commits to recognize and respect cultural diversity for all customers (internal and external).
- Communicates effectively with internal and external customers with respect of differences in cultures values beliefs and ages utilizing interpreters when needed.
Other information:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- One year experience in a surgical program preferred.
- Ability to make sound judgments and problem solve
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Excellent Organizational and communication skills
EDUCATION:
- Graduation from an AMA accredited Physician Assistant Program required.
- Massachusetts license to practice as a Physician Assistant required. Current BLS and ACLS certification required. Medical Staff office ensures DEA/MA Control substance licensure.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties and responsibilities of this job.
The employee may perform or have exposure to the following 75% or more:
- Stand / walk
- Use hands to finger feel reach with hands climb or balance
- Stoop kneel crouch or crawl
- Talk or hear
- Taste or smell
- Lift up to 10 lbs.
- Lift up to 25 lbs.
- Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
- Exposure to flammable explosive gases
- Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Exposure to infectious/contagious diseases
The employee may perform or have exposure to the following 50 - 75%:
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The employee may perform or have exposure to the following 25 - 50%:
- Lift up to 50 lbs
- Exposure to Outdoor Weather Conditions
- Risk of Electrical Shock
- Risk of Radiation
- Exposure to dust or other irritants
- Exposure to grease or oils
- Exposure to infections from disease bearing specimens
- Exposure to infectious/contagious diseases
- Exposure to cleaning agents/chemicals
- Exposure to hot or noisy equipment
- Exposure to humid or wet conditions (non-weather)
- Exposure to a moderate
Vision Requirements:
- Close vision
- Distance vision
- Color vision
- Peripheral vision
- Depth perception
- Ability to adjust focus
Safety equipment used while performing this job:
- Safety eye glasses
- Filter Lens (Welding/Soldering)
- Ear plugs or mufflers
- Dust Mask
- Face shields
- Surgical mask
- Gowns
- Gloves
- Boots
- Hard Hat
- Coveralls
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: Saint Annes Hospital USA:MA:Fall River
Work Type: Per Diem
Shift: Shift 4
Union: Non-Union
