Physician Assistant (Surgery)

General Surgery Physician Assistant

The General Surgery Physician Assistant will practice medicine as a member of a team with their Supervising Surgeon. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in all aspects of the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative processes as it relates to the surgical care of the patients
• Discuss proposed surgical procedures with the patient and obtain Informed Consent
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care for complex patients including expediting necessary VA and Non-VA Community Care studies, as well as any necessary follow up.
• Coordinate and expedite VA diagnostic studies, labs, etc. and any necessary surgical clearances.
• Assist in the operating room.
• Serve as an intraoperative bedside assistant for robotic surgery. Attend necessary training and certification courses if needed, not at the expense of the PA.
• Follow patients post operatively, including rounds, orders, discharge summaries and prescribing/adjusting medications.
• Function as a provider in the Surgery Clinics, when required
• Triage new consults, secure messages, and clinical questions
• Initiate and follow pre-clinic and pre-operative workup including labs, imaging, biopsies or other procedures indicated.
• Perform pre-operative History & Physicals
• Performs routine clinic procedures including but not limited to dressing changes, drain removal, suture removal, etc.
• Follow-up on results of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures ordered by the PA, attending surgeon or surgical resident in a timely fashion, interpretation of diagnostic tests, communicate results with the Attending Surgeon, then relay results and plan to the patient.
• Attend surgical meetings including Morbidity & Mortality conference.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm.

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized for highly qualified, eligible candidate.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized