PA-Surgical Services
Core
Evaluate, treat, and manage patients with surgical conditions under the medical direction of the MD Chair of Surgery and Executive Director of APCs.
Role type
Physician Assistant (General Surgery)
Builds
Patient care plans, surgical assistance, and medical documentation for general surgery and trauma patients.
Domain
Healthcare / General Surgery
Required skills
Surgical patient evaluation, first assist in operating room, patient rounds, procedural skills (chest tubes, NGT, catheters), medication ordering, medical record documentation, ACLS certification
Preferred skills
ATLS certification, surgical resident/fellow education
Technologies
Medical equipment, electronic health records
Responsibilities
Write admission orders and perform detailed histories/physicals, first assist in the operating room, perform daily patient rounds and follow-up, perform procedures (phlebotomy, chest tube management, wound closures), provide patient education, respond to nursing pages for patient care, write progress notes and discharge summaries, renew or rewrite approved orders
Seniority
Mid-level clinical professional
