Senior Physician Assistant Short Hour- Vallejo Hospital - Orthopedics

Job Summary

The Senior Physician Assistant provides high quality, efficient, team-based patient-focused care under the direction of a supervising physician. Responsibilities may include managing patients in various settings and facilitating on-call responsibilities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests and interprets test results.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in continuity of care.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems, and health maintenance.
• Additional duties may include: facilitating admissions, transfers, discharges; first assisting in surgeries or performing procedures as applicable; rounding on inpatients; performing admission evaluations; providing pre-operative/pre-procedure and other pertinent education; assisting in surgical procedures; and facilitating patient discharge.

Secondary Functions

• Supports VAL & VAC ORs.
• Part of call rotation.
• Fluoroscopy permit required within 18 months in certain specialties.

Primary Location

California, Vallejo, Vallejo Hospital Tower

Scheduled Weekly Hours

1 Shift: Day

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Working Hours Start

07:30 AM

Working Hours End

04:00 PM

Job Schedule

Call-in/On-Call

Job Type

Standard

Department

Vallejo Hospital - Orthopedics-Clinic Nurse - 0206

Pay Range

$84.23 - $108.99 / hour