Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Inpatient Neurosurgery - Columbia

Assistant Surgical Services

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Provides assistant surgical services in the operating room as well as other selected medical services under the direction of the surgeon.

Accountabilities

• Provides general surgical assistant services in operating room 10%
• Assists surgeon with prepping and until completion of procedure 15%
• Removes drains, tubes and catheters 10%
• Closes incisions 15%
• Assists with patient office visits and assumes call when assigned 10%
• Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and required paperwork for purposes of documenting care and billing 10%
• Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and implications relative to physician practice patterns 5%
• Participates in:
• Establishment of quality assurance programs
• Establishment of Utilization Management programs
• Selection of management information systems
• Development of patient education surveys
• Development of patient satisfaction surveys 5%
• Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets 5%
• Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities 5%
• Assists in post-operative care of patients including daily rounds and wound assessments 10%

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Education

Physician Assistant Program or Program Certificate equivalent

Minimum Experience

1 year - Appropriate Clinical Experience

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses

NCCPA - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - C039 Specific Acceptable Credentials (if applicable)

Prescriptive Authority for South Carolina

South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license

Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

In lieu of the Above Minimum Requirements

Completion of Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program or approved Surgical Physician Assistant graduate program

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

5 Medical Park Rd Richland

Facility

3489 Neurosurgical 3 Med Park 310

Department

34891000 Neurosurgical 3 Med Park 310-Practice Operations

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