Physician Assistant - Sports Medicine

About the role

Join the high-volume, mature sports medicine and shoulder, elbow, and knee practice of one of Arizona’s premier orthopedic surgeons and partners of OrthoArizona. Grow your knowledge, skills, and experience in a dynamic, high-paced, learning opportunity rich environment. This is a 100% office-based role with only occasional first-assist surgical duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Run Independent Clinics: Evaluate and treat patients in your own, independent clinic with the clinical care team of MAs, scribes, and schedulers. Surgeon oversight is available as needed.
• Perform comprehensive new patient, established patient, and postoperative patient histories, physical exams, imaging reviews, diagnostic and treatment plan implementation for patients with shoulder, elbow, and knee pathology.
• Administer joint injections. Ultrasound guided injection experience preferred but not required.
• Care Coordination: A team mentality is mandatory regarding assisting scribes, medical assistants, and schedulers with pre-operative surgical clearance review, patient paperwork, patient office documentation, and patient phone calls as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with NCCPA certification required.
• Active Arizona State License and CPR certification required.
• Routine EMR and office software experience expected.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience as an APP in a high-volume, busy orthopedic practice.

Full-Time Benefits

• A competitive salary with bonus potential.
• A 401k (with company match).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability.
• A Company-Contributed HSA.
• Life Insurance and PTO, PST and Paid Holidays.
• 40 hours of CME time.
• $2500 per year.

About OrthoArizona

Dedicated to serving the Greater Phoenix community since 1994, OrthoArizona is the largest and most accomplished physician-owned orthopedic and musculoskeletal care group in Arizona. Our premier team of more than 200 healthcare providers, including over 80 orthopedic specialists, serves all orthopedic and sports medicine needs from 30 orthopedic clinics across the Valley.