PA - Trauma

About the role

The Physician Assistant assists, monitors, and manages the day-to-day needs of patients as requested by, in conjunction with, and under the supervision of a physician. Performs the duties and responsibilities of a Physician Assistant according to customary and generally accepted medical standards. Trauma Department at Jersey Shore UMC. Previous Emergency Medicine Or Surgical Experience Preferred. Rotating shifts. Every Other Weekend Required. 3 of 6 holidays required. No on-call commitment required.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services under the supervision of a licensed physician, consistent with the PA's education, training and experience.
• Performs and documents accurate, complete, and relevant history and physical assessments appropriate for the patient's age, gender, and clinical problem.
... continue for all 27 items (actually there are 27? Let's count: items numbered 1 through 27? Actually list goes 1-27? Let's recount: The list includes 1 through 27? It goes up to 27? Let's see: after item 26 "Identifies ethical care issues and coordinates interdisciplinary meetings to resolve them." then 27 "Comply with HMH and department-specific scope of services, policies and procedures as applicable to role." 28 "Adheres to all HMH infection control and safety policies." 29 "Other duties and/or projects as assigned." 30 "Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior." Actually there are 30 items? Let's recount precisely from the text: 1. Provide medical services under the supervision of a licensed physician, consistent with the PA's education, training and experience. 2. Performs and documents accurate, complete, and relevant history and physical assessments appropriate for the patient's age, gender, and clinical problem. 3. Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory tests and diagnostic studies/procedures in collaboration with physicians and consultants as appropriate. 4. Manages general medical and surgical conditions based on comprehensive knowledge of etiologies, risk factors, pathophysiology, and the indications and contraindications of pharmacologic agents and other treatment modalities. 5. Prescribes medication safely and effectively in accordance with best practices, hospital policy, and NJ regulations, providing patient education as needed. 6. Seeks opportunities to promote Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) PA practice recognition (locally, nationally, and internationally) through conferences, publications, and presentations. 7. Provides care that is patient- and family-centered, compassionate, and effective for the promotion of health and treatment of disease. 8. Practices as a healthcare provider according to the rules and regulations of the Medical Staff and bylaws as outlined in the delineation of privileges. 9. Applies evidence-based and value-based medicine to systematically analyze and improve patient care practices and outcomes. 10. Evaluates patient/family transition of care planning, considering resource utilization, cost, quality, safety and self-management promotion for chronic conditions. 11. Demonstrates clinical expertise through advanced assessment and procedural skills pertinent to the practice specialty. 12. Translates `best practice' into clinical practice by evaluating current protocols and standards of care. 13. Provides culturally sensitive and educationally appropriate health management education to patients and families. 14. Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team through participation in daily interdisciplinary rounds. 15. Serves as an advocate for patients and families, identifying and addressing obstacles to care progression and escalating issues as appropriate. 16. Serves as a clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team by addressing clinical, process, and system improvement opportunities. 17. Participates in organizational and departmental meetings, committees, and workgroups as necessary. 18. Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for professional practice and adheres to ethical principles regarding patient confidentiality, informed consent, and adverse outcomes. 19. Promotes a collaborative work environment supporting the organizational mission, behavior expectations, values, and pillars. 20. Mentors other PAs, precepts students in PA programs and participates in educational programs as a clinical expert. 21. Identifies patient/family educational needs and collaborates to implement appropriate teaching materials. 22. Promotes innovation by integrating new clinical knowledge into practice. 23. Participates in clinical research activities and disseminates findings through practice, education, presentations, and publications. 24. Identifies ethical care issues and coordinates interdisciplinary meetings to resolve them. 25. Comply with HMH and department-specific scope of services, policies and procedures as applicable to role. 26. Adheres to all HMH infection control and safety policies. 27. Other duties and/or projects as assigned. 28. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior. Thus 28 items. We'll include all. Then Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: 1. Successful completion of an approved physician's assistant program, accredited by the AMA Council on Medical Education. 2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 3. Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms We could split: Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (communication, computer). But we have also "Previous Emergency Medicine Or Surgical Experience Preferred." That could be under Requirements. Qualifications: Licenses and Certifications Required: 1. Physician Assistant License. 2. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. 3. BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification. 4. AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification. Pay: Minimum rate of $156,977.60 Annually plus the paragraph about pay transparency. Benefits: paragraph about comprehensive benefits package. Schedule: Rotating shifts. Every Other Weekend Required. 3 of 6 holidays required. No on-call commitment required. We must not include sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. The intro paragraph already includes some schedule info; but we also have schedule section. Might be okay but could be considered duplication. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep all info, but we can avoid duplication by not repeating same sentence in two places. However the intro includes schedule info; we could keep schedule info only in Schedule section and not repeat in About the role. But we need to preserve all substantive information; if we remove it from About the role, we lose it unless we put it elsewhere. So we could keep schedule info only in Schedule section and adjust About the role to exclude schedule sentences. Let's see About the role currently: "The Physician Assistant assists, monitors, and manages the day-to-day needs of patients as requested by, in conjunction with, and under the supervision of a physician. Performs the duties and responsibilities of a Physician Assistant according to customary and generally accepted medical standards. Trauma Department at Jersey Shore UMC. Previous Emergency Medicine Or Surgical Experience Preferred. Rotating shifts. Every Other Weekend Required. 3 of 6 holidays required. No on-call committment required." We could split: About the role: first two sentences plus Trauma Department and Preferred experience. Then schedule info goes to Schedule section. That way we preserve all info without duplication. Thus About the role: "The Physician Assistant assists, monitors, and manages the day-to-day needs of patients as requested by, in conjunction with, and under the supervision of a physician. Performs the duties and responsibilities of a Physician Assistant according to customary and generally accepted medical standards. Trauma Department at Jersey Shore UMC. Previous Emergency Medicine Or Surgical Experience Preferred." Schedule: "Rotating shifts. Every Other Weekend Required. 3 of 6 holidays required. No on-call commitment required." Now Responsibilities: list of 28 items. Requirements: maybe include education items and experience preference? But we already used experience preference in About the role. Could still include education items under Requirements. Let's define: - Requirements: Education items (1-3). Could also include "Successful completion of an approved physician's assistant program..." etc. - Qualifications: Licenses and certifications (1-4). - Skills: maybe we could extract from education items: "Excellent written and verbal communication skills." and "Proficient computer skills..." but those are under Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required. Could treat them as Skills