Lead Physician Assistant -Cardiac Surgery, Operating Room

Job Profile Summary

These roles focus on providing high-quality patient care and promoting wellness. APCs work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat a variety of acute and chronic conditions. In addition, this role focuses on care under the supervision of licensed physicians including conducting comprehensive patient assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions, injuries, and illnesses, developing and implementing treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians, prescribing medications and performing procedures, educating patients and families on treatment options, health maintenance, and preventive care and adjusting treatment plans as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Orients and trains new physician assistants, coordinates schedules and vacation coverage.
• Develops, refines and updates physician assistant job descriptions; develops behavioral objectives and performs initial evaluation of physician assistant students.
• Serves on hospital committees as designated by the Division Chief; reviews and updates division protocols for adult and pediatric patient care for approval by the Division Chief.
• Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training.
• Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions.
• Addresses grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
• Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the staff for effective teamwork and motivation.
• Develops, recommends, and manages budgets for the areas managed.
• Covers for other staff members as needed.
• Coordinates the assignment of tasks for the efficient utilization of available resources.
• Maintains credentialing and licensure for Physician Assistant staff.
• Oversees schedules and approvals for payroll reporting, dues and membership for Physician Assistant staff.
• Obtains a detailed medical history and performs a comprehensive physical examination on adult and pediatric patients.
• Performs preoperative preparation of adult and pediatric patients and reinforces information presented by the attending physician to the patient and/or family as necessary.
• Coordinates necessary tests, consultations, and procedures as indicated or requested by the attending physician.
• First or second assists on routine and complex adult and pediatric surgical procedures as necessary.
• Positions and preps patients, performs operative assistance as requested, transcribes operative notes and postoperative orders in accordance with service protocols, accompanies patients to recovery room or intensive care units.
• Performs bedside diagnostic and therapeutic invasive procedures on adult and pediatric patients as indicated or directed by the attending surgeon, including but not limited to thoracentesis, tube thoracostomy, central venous lines, Swan-Ganz catheter insertion, wound debridement, and endotracheal intubation.
• Performs basic and advanced cardiac life support procedures as necessary and directs these efforts until the arrival of a senior physician.
• Prepares adult and pediatric patients for discharge, including patient and family discharge teaching, continuing care and rehabilitation arrangements, writing discharge prescriptions, and confirming primary care or referring physician follow-up.
• Prescribes pre and postoperative medications for adult and pediatric patients in accordance with service policies and/or attending physician’s instructions.
• Under the direction of the attending surgeon, executes a wide range of management plans for adult and pediatric patients.
• Cares for adult and pediatric patients of the surgical services in the emergency department and outpatient clinics.
• Dicts formal discharge summaries of adult and pediatric patients for the attending surgeon’s review and signature.
• Participates in the education of students and residents assigned to the surgical services.
• Maintains collaborative team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working group’s achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Successful completion of a Physician’s Assistant program.
• Physician’s Assistant Certification within one (1) year of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Five (5) year of Physician’s Assistant experience.
• State and federal controlled substances registration.

Skills & Abilities

• Possesses the ability to care for critically ill adult and pediatric patients with a broad range of medical problems.
• Effective Interpersonal skills needed for interacting with physicians, staff, patients and their families, and so forth.
• Excellent analytical skills needed for evaluating patients and coordinating treatment plans.
• Possesses the maturity, self-confidence, and ability to follow complex patient management plans as directed by the attending surgeon.
• Possesses the ability to supervise and coordinate the activities of several physician assistants.
• Possesses a high level of verbal and written communication skills in order to develop and implement educational programs, evaluate staff, and treat patients.

Pay Range

$141,440.00 - $176,800.00