Physician Assistant - Wakefield, RI

Skills

• Excellent clinical and surgical support skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in managing a wide range of orthopedic conditions
• Knowledge of medical documentation and compliance with patient confidentiality standards

Responsibilities

• Serves as first surgical assistant for orthopedic procedures
• Handles hospital admissions and consultations
• Performs inpatient rounds
• Conducts comprehensive evaluation and treatment of a full range of orthopedic injuries and conditions
• Orders and interprets test/lab studies including X-ray, MRI, CT scan, EMG/NCS bone scan, blood tests, urinalysis, wound cultures, and synovial fluid analysis
• Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA’s scope of work
• Provides therapeutic treatments including oral medications, corticosteroid injections, applications of casts, splints, braces, and prescribes physical and occupational therapies
• Performs minor office/emergency room procedures including fracture closed reduction, laceration repair, and I&D of abscess
• Provides patient and family education and instructions
• Ensures strict adherence to patient confidentiality standards
• Documents patient encounters accurately and timely in the medical record
• Minimal call requirement
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• NCCPA certified
• Valid Rhode Island license (or eligibility to obtain one)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package including five weeks of paid time off
• A generous continuing education allowance