Part-time Physician Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

We are a busy orthopedic practice in Louisville, Kentucky looking to hire an Orthopedic PA-C. The individual should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, a team player, capable of multitasking, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Position Title: PA-C

Reports to: Physicians and Executive Director

This position features:

Generous pay and benefits including a 401k and profit-sharing plan!

Physician Assistant duties

The PA-C provides care exclusively within the surgical and perioperative setting under the direction of the supervising physician and in accordance with applicable laws, credentialing requirements, facility policies, and granted clinical privileges.

1. Review the patient’s medical history, medications, allergies, diagnostic results, surgical plan, and other relevant clinical information before surgery.
2. Perform and document preoperative evaluations, including histories and physical examinations, when requested and permitted by the supervising physician and facility.
3. Assist with preparing patients for surgery, including confirming required documentation, reviewing relevant test results, and identifying concerns that may affect the planned procedure.
4. Serve as first during orthopaedic surgical procedures as assigned by the supervising surgeon.
5. Assist with patient positioning, surgical-site preparation, draping, exposure, retraction, suction, irrigation, and maintaining visualization of the surgical field.
6. Assist with hemostasis, wound closure, suturing, stapling, application of dressings, splints, casts, braces, or other postoperative devices within the PA-C’s training and approved privileges.
7. Communicate with the surgeon, anesthesia team, nursing staff, and other members of the surgical team regarding the patient’s condition and procedural needs.
8. Complete or assist with operative documentation, postoperative orders, discharge instructions, prescriptions, and other required medical-record documentation as authorized.
9. Evaluate patients in the immediate postoperative period, identify changes or complications, and promptly communicate concerns to the supervising physician.
10. Perform postoperative hospital rounds, monitor patient progress, review laboratory and diagnostic results, and coordinate the surgical plan of care with the supervising physician and hospital team.
11. Educate patients and families regarding the surgical procedure, postoperative care, restrictions, medications, wound care, equipment, and follow-up instructions.
12. Respond to surgical or postoperative emergencies and provide appropriate care, including CPR, within the PA-C’s training and certification.
13. Participate in surgical call coverage as assigned, consistent with the PA-C’s approved scope of practice and facility privileges.
14. Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, sterile-technique, and facility-specific requirements.
15. Maintain required licensure, certification, continuing education, credentialing, and hospital or ambulatory surgery center privileges.
16. Perform other surgery-related duties assigned by the supervising physician that are consistent with the PA-C’s education, training, experience, and approved scope of practice.

Qualifications

Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians

Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and general public

Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Required

Current state KY license, or eligible for same; certified by NCCPA

Current CPR certification.

Good communication skills

Good computer skills

Strong ethical and moral character references