Job DescriptionThe Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant. The successful candidate will:
- Support the outpatient clinic operations for Joint Reconstruction Service physicians in a reliable, timely, and efficient manner.
- Institute in-house transfer and discharge orders, as well as consult requests.
- Attend weekly grand rounds and case presentations to build knowledge base.
- Appropriately position patients in the operating room for surgery.
- Assist residents on the service and in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery with processing paperwork and patient logistics.
- Compose clear, succinct, thorough, and appropriate clinic notes, utilizing templates where possible to improve efficiency.
- Arrive on time to clinic and stay until all necessary and reasonable tasks have been completed.
- Follow and anticipate attending physician instructions and expectations in the operating room, especially for common procedures.
- Continually seek to increase knowledge and understanding of the Orthopaedic joint reconstruction sub-specialty.
- Perform daily rounds on post-operative inpatients for the service and other inpatients for the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery as needed, and arrange consults when appropriate.
- Use macro templates in HealthBridge and Athena EHR systems.
- Create progress and discharge notes, where appropriate, for each p!3tient seen.
- Utilize knowledge of human anatomy and physiology to close wounds and appropriate structures in the operating room (OR).
- Effectively close wounds and place instrumentation in the OR.
- Perform other tasks for the department and practice as needed.
- Adhere to the hospital and medical group policies and procedures.
- Model the WE CARE values of the institution.
ResponsibilitiesSee attached.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited Physician Assistant Program.
- New York State Physician Assistant License.
- 3+ years of Orthopaedic experience in primary medical care setting or 2-years in an Orthopaedic clinic.
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