NP/PA Ortho

Primary responsibilities

• Act as a First Assistant in Orthopedic Surgeries except spine.
• Respond to the Emergency Department for consultations and orthopedic procedural work, and round on the units.
• Rounding on the orthopedic unit.
• Completes patient work-up including patient history, physical exam, order appropriate laboratory tests, x-ray studies, and any other diagnostic studies or procedures needed.
• Interprets test results and physical findings, writing initial and ongoing orders, progress notes and medications, and execute the discharge plan for the patients.
• Provides consultations to physicians, nurses, other allied health professionals, health care agencies, and nursing homes.
• Makes daily hospital rounds including pre- and post-operative and charts progress notes as required or as necessary.
• Performs discharge summaries, chart rounds, and staffing conference summaries.
• Prescribes outpatient medications and therapies and performs diagnostic or therapeutic procedures as needed.
• First call for all orthopedic emergency department patients in conjunction with the orthopedic attendings.

Education and Experience

• Candidates must have completed their degree from an Accredited Physician Assistant Program and be Board Certified or Board eligible as a Physician Assistant.
• Experience in Orthopedics is preferred, but not required.
• Must have Michigan license or be eligible.

Qualifications

• Analytic ability to fully assess a patient, derive a differential diagnosis, order and interpret data and help develop the treatment plan.

Benefits

Trinity Health will offer you the opportunity to utilize the latest orthopedic technology available.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in this posting.

Summary

Primary responsibilities for the selected Physician Assistant are: Act as a First Assistant in Orthopedic Surgeries except spine. Respond to the Emergency Department for consultations and orthopedic procedural work, and round on the units. Rounding on the orthopedic unit. Completes patient work-up including patient history, physical exam, order appropriate laboratory tests, x-ray studies, and any other diagnostic studies or procedures needed. Interprets test results and physical findings, writing initial and ongoing orders, progress notes and medications, and execute the discharge plan for the patients. Provides consultations to physicians, nurses, other allied health professionals, health care agencies, and nursing homes. Makes daily hospital rounds including pre- and post-operative and charts progress notes as required or as necessary. Performs discharge summaries, chart rounds, and staffing conference summaries. Prescribes outpatient medications and therapies and performs diagnostic or therapeutic procedures as needed. First call for all orthopedic emergency department patients in conjunction with the orthopedic attendings.

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