Physician Assistant

About the role

The position is open to candidates who are interested in joining Orthopedic Physicians Alaska, a leading provider of orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal care in North America. The role requires a highly skilled Physician Assistant with experience in orthopedic surgery and hand clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Practice medicine with physician supervision, conducting examinations and writing prescriptions
• Exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services
• First assist in assigned provider's surgery cases
• Participate in occasional patient rounding and serve appointed rounds in Walk-in clinic
• Triage patient calls and evaluate patient problems
• Respond to emergencies including using CPR
• Counsel patients and families on preventive health care
• Document patient information and care in medical records

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited physician assistant program
• Four (4) years of health care experience prior to applying to PA program
• One (1) year of experience as PA, preferably in a hand clinical setting
• Must have surgery experience

Qualifications

• Understand role of physicians and physician assistants
• Familiar with anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical medicine, and physical diagnosis
• Able to apply patient assessment techniques including taking medical histories, performing physicals, evaluating health status, and compliance with care recommendations
• Able to diagnose and treat medical problems and develop care plans
• Able to gather and analyze physiological, socioeconomic, and emotional patient data
• Able to accurately evaluate patient problems in person or via phone and provide appropriate advice, intervention, or referral
• Skill in developing/revising patient care plans based on patient status
• Able to make responsible decisions within scope of PA practice
• Able to collaborate effectively with physicians on complicated cases
• Able to educate patients, families, and staff in a user-friendly manner
• Able to demonstrate eye-hand coordination, full range of motion, and manual dexterity

Skills

• Knowledge of anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical medicine, and physical diagnosis
• Ability to apply patient assessment techniques including taking medical histories, performing physicals, evaluating health status, and compliance with care recommendations
• Ability to diagnose and treat medical problems and develop care plans
• Ability to gather and analyze physiological, socioeconomic, and emotional patient data
• Ability to accurately evaluate patient problems in person or via phone and provide appropriate advice, intervention, or referral
• Skill in developing/revising patient care plans based on patient status
• Ability to make responsible decisions within scope of PA practice
• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians on complicated cases
• Ability to educate patients, families, and staff in a user-friendly manner
• Eye-hand coordination, full range of motion, and manual dexterity

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, FSA or HSA, life, and disability insurance, as well as profit sharing, 401(k), and paid time off starting at three weeks per year. OPA also offers opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment and exposure to a full range of orthopedic care with orthopedic, injury walk-in, and rheumatology clinics, an imaging center, athletic training and physical, occupational and massage therapy.

Pay

Competitive salaries are offered to qualified candidates.

Schedule

Flexible scheduling is available to accommodate the needs of both the employee and the organization.