Physician Assistant Surgical

Responsibilities:

• Perform and record complete history and physical examIdentifies self properly to patient and family, clarifies role of physician assistant if necessary.States purpose of history and physical for accurate hospital records.Obtains accurate medical history including chief complaint, history or present illness, past medical/history, family history, social history and complete review of systems.Evaluates the patient’s history and physical per core measure compliance.Physical assessment focusing on vital signs, HEENT, cardiac, pulmonary, GI, GU, neurological and extremities.Address patient’s concerns including providing comfort and support for pre-operative patients by demonstrating sensitivity to patient care and privacy.Answers patient’s questions regarding pre-operative care, understanding of surgical procedures and regarding post-operative care.Uses knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patient.Timely dictation of the history and physical examination performed in the pre-admission testing area to insure its availability the day of surgery.First assistant in surgery with evening and weekend on-call responsibilities.Maintains aseptic techniques and actively monitors situations which could lead to breaks in aseptic technique.Be prompt to support on-time starts.Ensures safety checklist, core measure compliance and time-out and universal protocol procedures are followedPosition patients according to type of surgery and skin prep as needed.Using aseptic technique when performing bladder catheterizations for all patients.Scrubs and assists surgeons on all cases when requested.May close incisions at the discretion of or in absence of surgeon and applies appropriate dressings.Transports and monitors patient from operating room to recovery room or critical care unitPostoperatively, removal of staples sutures and drains when requested by attending surgeon.

Credentials:

• National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistant (Required)
• Physician Assistant (Required)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Education Specialization:
• Other (Required)
• Education Specialization: Graduate AMA and ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant or Surgeons Program