Physician Asst CT Surgery PRN

Schedule

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Address

1219 S PINE AVE, Ocala, 34471

The community you’ll be caring for

AdventHealth Medical Group Ocala

Principal Duties And Job Responsibilities

• Participation in daily inpatient rounding by taking patient history, conducting physical exam, reviewing laboratory and diagnostic data, performing medication reconciliation, procedures, and computer order entry as appropriate.
• Participation in daily multidisciplinary round by contributing specific surgical perspective and promoting integrated comprehensive patient care.
• Inpatient consultation and admission at the direction of the collaborating physician.
• Documentation of all patient encounters by computerized progress notes, brief operative note, procedural notes or admission/consultation/discharge summary dictation.
• Evaluates and treats patients with acute, chronic, and surgical concerns which include the following:
• Admission/consultation of patients at the direction of the collaborating physician
• Performance of medical history and physical examination
• Collection, interpretation & recording of diagnostic clinical laboratory data
• Ordering & interpretation of all relevant radiologic/US/MRI/NM studies
• Ordering, performance & interrelation of cardiac diagnostic testing
• Diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions affecting all organs systems
• Perform First/Second Surgical Assist duties within the OR setting and/or at bedside as program and surgeon direct which may include but is not limited to:
• First & 2nd Operative assistant on cardiothoracic surgical and transplant patients
• Aid with Heart Transplantation, Lung Transplantation & Ventricular Assist Device surgeries
• Aid with Cardiothoracic Surgery including CABG, Valve Repair and Replacement, Aortic Procedures, Thoracotomy, Lung Resections, and Central/Peripheral Vascular repair
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Conduit Harvest, including greater and lesser saphenous veins and radial artery
• Sternotomy & Sternal closure
• ECMO initiation/weaning and cannulation/decannulation techniques
• Obtaining informed consent for procedures performed by the PA
• Insertion of percutaneous/open chest tubes, arterial lines & femoral/axillary IABP, Fem/SC/IJ Central venous access, PA catheter placement, transvenous pacer wires, and dialysis catheters
• Documenting, coding and completing diagnosis of patient's condition to facilitate appropriate insurance reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience Required:
• Graduate of a physician assistant program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
• 2 + years’ experience
• 2+ post-graduation clinical experience or one-year post-graduate surgical residency training experience
• Required 1+ cardiothoracic specialty specific experience
• Required Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, Post-operative Surgical patient care experience
• Required Critical care experience

• Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) BLS & ACLS certifications
• Physician Assistant License in the State of Florida
• NCCPA Certification

Pay Range

$43.91 - $81.66