Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant Position

The position is located in the medical clinics and reports directly to the supervising physician and director of operations for all matters, including job duties, performance evaluations, approval of leave, and other assignments as deemed necessary for the benefit of the Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic (BROC). The nature of the duties is to provide patient care in surgery and clinic settings in support of the supervising physician. The PA treats patients in a caring, warm, and professional manner.

Duties:

Functions as a first assist for surgical procedures. Ensures the highest level of patient care and safety. Assists hospital or surgical facility staff with equipment, instruments, and supplies as appropriate.

Assists the supervising physician with clinic visits which includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Obtains patient history
• Performs physical examination on the patient
• Orders imaging and lab studies as appropriate
• Dictates visit notes
• Prescribes medication, orthotics, braces, and other orthopedic devices as necessary
• Formulates a diagnosis; and, formulates a plan of care
• Clinic duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Schedules surgical procedures
• Performs pre-operative and post-operative care
• Changes dressings
• Prescribes medication, orthotics, braces, and other orthopedic devices as necessary
• Dictates visit notes
• Applies/removes casts
• Performs injections/aspirations/procedures

Functions independently, in the clinic setting, in the absence of the supervising physician. These functions are at the discretion of the supervising physician and BROC policy and are limited to patient visits and services for non-complicated rechecks, pre-operative, post-operative, injections, procedures, routine follow-up, cast change, and dressing change appointments.

Hospital duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assists the supervising physician with performing the initial evaluation and management of patients in the emergency department
• Assists the supervising physician with performing inpatient daily rounds
• Assists the supervising physician with performing inpatient consults
• Assists the supervising physician with performing inpatient chart documentation, signatures, updates, discharge summaries, etc.

Completes surgical procedure billing paperwork and submits to the appropriate personnel.

Returns phone calls to patients and their family members, hospital staff, home health care agencies, physical therapists, vendors, etc.

Performs on-call duties timely and professionally to include, but not limited to, the following:

• Fields phone calls after hours and on weekends
• Rounds for all clinic physicians patients
• Assists in after hours emergency and inpatient consults
• Assists in after hours surgical procedures

Understands and follows all OSHA and HIPAA rules at all times.

Performs other related duties as assigned and serves in whatever other capacity deemed necessary for successful completion of the mission and goals of BROC.

The Baton Rouge Orthopedic Clinic is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expressions, age, status of as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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