Physician Assistant Supervisor - Surgery

Clinical Leadership/Outcomes

Works with physicians to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, and patient satisfaction.

Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.

Collaborates with physician leadership and the multidisciplinary team to develop clinical pathways.

Participates and leads quality assurance activities (e.g., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.

Advances the patient care delivery process through the application of research, evidence-based practice standards, and industry best practices.

Advises and influences policies and procedures that improve the delivery of care.

Introduces and evaluates new patient care delivery systems, models of care, and therapeutic and preventive interventions targeting patient needs not met by current care delivery strategies.

Participates in various department and division meetings and organizational initiatives.

Maintains compliance and regulatory documentation for administrative purposes and reimbursement for services.

Participates in accreditation readiness.

Supervises ancillary staff including completing annual reviews.

Cooperates with departmental leadership to manage all on-site activities promoting the satisfaction and welfare of patients visiting the site.

Establishes service recovery protocols; trains and empowers staff to address patient concerns; ensures all patient issues are appropriately addressed.

Recommends staffing levels, selects and assigns staff, evaluates performance, evaluates/testing competencies (as applicable), provides orientation, training, and continuing education of staff, and initiates or makes recommendations for personal actions.

Schedules Physician Assistants for duty hours and approves vacation requests in a manner that allows the service to function efficiently.

Visits pre- and post-operative patients, independently or with attending physician and/or students, to monitor patient progress in accordance with Medical System policies and procedures and generally accepted professional practice and JCAHO standards.

Rounds on inpatients to monitor patient progress in accordance with policies and procedures; relays any problems or concerns to physician.

Writes progress notes in patient charts indicating patient status and treatment or procedures performed.

Orders laboratory tests, x-rays, and special tests and dressing changes.

Education and Experience

Graduation from a Physician Assistant Training Program approved by the Board of Physician Quality Assurance is required.

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required.

Licensure by Maryland State Board of Physicians as a Physician’s Assistant is required.

CPR and BLS required.

Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit.

The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department policies and procedures.