Surgery - General Physician Assistant

Start the day excited to make a difference end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Obtains, records, and dictates medical histories and physical examinations.
• Performs pre-operative and post-operative evaluations on patients.
• Makes daily rounds, records progress notes, writes routine orders (comfort and diet, laboratory tests, non-invasive examinations, etc.).
• Admits patients to the hospital.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests per written protocol.
• First assists in the Operating Room.
• Participates in trauma resuscitations.
• Evaluates patients in the Emergency Department and Surgical ICU.
• Performs repair of simple lacerations, I&D simple wounds, and skin biopsies.
• Performs procedures such as, general wound care, obtains cultures, and suture/staple removal.
• Performs critical care procedures (arterial lines, central lines, and chest tubes) per protocol under direct supervision and direction of the physician.
• May perform other procedures such as catheterize urinary bladder, place nasogastric tubes, insert IV catheters.
• Dictates discharge and transfer summaries.
• Educates patients and family regarding disease, procedures, medications, nutrition, health care and post-discharge care.
• Acts as liaison between patients, nurses, and surgeons.
• Requests consults from appropriate physicians.
• Follows-up with outpatients.
• Evaluates patients who require a surgical consult.
• Closes wounds and applies dressings
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Virginia Nurse Practitioner license required.
• Virginia Physician Assistant license required.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• Previous experience as an NP or PA preferred. New graduates will be considered only if they possess Emergency Medicine, ICU or surgical tech experience.
• Current approval for prescriptive authority in Virginia.
• Currently holds a valid DEA certificate.
• ACLS and ATLS preferred.
• Critical Care experience preferred.

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.