Physician Assistant (Surgery)

Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) with the Veterans Affairs Health Care System - San Francisco - California will be the Night/Weekend on-call Attending or designee.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Night/Weekend The PA is responsible for prescribing medical treatment and providing personal care services to the veteran population
• Care is based on Veterans Health Administration - and national standards and outcomes research
• Duties include documenting observations - assessments - and changes in patient's condition - collaborating with medical management team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes - and providing a full range of physician assistant care to patients with a variety of physical problems
• Duties include but not limited to: Clinical Duties: 1
• Management of surgical inpatients
• including patients on the ward - transitional care units - and intensive care units (including documentation of care in the medical record)
• a
• The Surgical PA will notify the Chief resident (or Fellow) of any change in a patient's medical status or when alterations to treatment are needed
• 2
• Evaluate surgical consults in the hospital or emergency department
• 3
• Provide surgical coverage on-call a
• Perform simple surgical procedures such as wound vac changes - surgical wound debridement - wound care - triage surgical problems - perform compartment pressure assessment - and assist in the operating room
• 4
• Provide surgical coverage as part of the code team
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• Additional duties as assigned
• Emergency Duties: 1
• Treatment of respiratory failure
• 2
• Treatment of life-threatening traumatic injuries 3
• Additional duties as assigned
• Miscellaneous Duties: 1
• Instruction of medical and allied health students assigned to Night/Weekend Section - as necessary
• 2
• Administrative duties such a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - peer review - serving on various committees and may be directed by service chief or Chief of Staff
• 3
• Clinical research - if approved by Service Chief
• 4
• In-service seminars to hospital staff members
• 5
• Assisting in the maintenance of a surgical waiting list - contacting future patients and referring physician
• 6
• Additional duties as assigned.