Job Summary:

The Physician Assistant is responsible for utilizing training and skills to pro9vide direct patient care under the supervision of a physician.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage patients in collaboration with the cardiothoracic surgeons, providing specialty care to patients with acute and chronic problems.
• Triage or address consults for immediate care or elective care through the cardiothoracic surgery clinic.
• Participate in surgical clinic and inpatient rounding.  Perform inpatient rounds on weekends on a rotational basis.
• Collects data pertinent to the patietns' status and pe3rforms bedside credentialed procedures.
• Maintains a professional demeanor and promotes a positive work environment.
• Performs and/or assists the supervising physician with discharge services including discharge planning, discharge summaries, and coordinating post-discharge follow-up care.
• Works collaboratively with clinical teams in managing cardiac surgery patients in the ICU and other inpatient units.
• Obtain medical histories when necessary.
• Perform physical exams (within established protocols).
• Diagnose, treat and monitor chronic diseases (within protocol guidelines).
• Order diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe or recommend medications for treatment (within protocol guidelines).
• Promote positive lifestyle habits to all patients through education and counseling.
• Assure charts are signed off by the physician within 7 days.
• Maintain patient's privacy and confidentiality.
• Make follow up calls to check patient progress.

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program.

License/Certification:

• Current/Valid Physician Assistant license from the state licensing board.
• BLS Certification.
• ACLS Certification

Experience:

• One year previous experience as a PA in an acute care setting or equivalent experience.