Physician Assistant (Orthopedic)

Job Title

Physician Assistant (Orthopedic)

Duties

The duties of the Physician Assistant (Orthopedic) include but are not limited to:

• Performs patient evaluation including clinical history, physical examination, and ordering of standard laboratory and radiographic studies.
• Schedules clinic appointments for patients to be seen in consultation at the request of other services and arranges follow-up treatment as indicated for such patients by entering appropriate orders in the clinical record.
• Assists managing physician or residents in evaluation and management of outpatient clinic patients.
• Reviews and triages consults to the Orthopedic Service.
• Participates in the perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of patients.
• Manages scheduling of patients for surgery.
• Serves as the liaison between fellows, residents, and patients, and also between consulting services such as rheumatology, dermatology etc.
• Performs removal of sutures, applies and removes casts and braces, and provides injections under supervision in the Orthopedic Clinic.
• Assists in surgical procedures as first or second assistant when needed.
• Writes progress notes concerning operation in chart and postoperative routine orders to be countersigned that day by the operating surgeon.

VA offers a comprehensive Total Rewards Package.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm; subject to change based on facility needs.

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

US Department of Veterans Affairs