Job Description

Physician Assistant - Inpatient Neurosurgery| Baptist Medical Center Campus

This rewarding Physician Assistant opportunity offers a desirable Monday through Friday schedule and the chance to provide comprehensive, high-quality care across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

This role offers a desirable Monday through Friday schedule based on the Baptist Medical Center campus. This provider is responsible for the inpatient neurosurgery service to include trauma consults and other ER consults as deemed appropriate by the neurosurgeons and spine surgeons, daily rounding on the inpatient neurosurgery services, collaborate with consulting services especially trauma, with in-clinic follow-up for neurosurgery from trauma. You will play a vital role in improving patient outcomes for patients with neurosurgical and traumatic injuries within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

This position offers the opportunity to build strong relationships with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and care teams while practicing at the top of your license in a supportive, patient-centered environment.

Benefits include:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Professional expense allowance
• Paid time off
• Liability coverage, claims made with tail coverage

Neurosurgery at INTEGRIS Health

Neurosurgeon

INTEGRIS Health Trauma Center



The Physician Assistant provides medical consultation, routine patient care, and follow-up as directed. The Physician Assistant assists physician with procedures and serves as a liaison between the physician and the patient. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires.

Responsibilities

1. The Physician Assistant responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
2. Initiates and completes a detailed patient assessment
3. Diagnoses the actual or potential health problem or need, based upon an analysis of the data collected, and plans therapeutic intervention
4. Orders and initiates appropriate laboratory tests, medication, treatment, and consultation based upon an analysis of the data collected
5. Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing (not involving tendons, arteries or nerves) wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing simple conditions produced by infection, trauma or other disease processes
6. Educates the patient regarding prescribed treatment and medications
7. Maintains timely documentation of the patient's medical record

ISMC Neurosurgical Only:

• Ensures all necessary patient tests (i.e. pre-op labs, EKG's, x-ray's, etc.) have been completed in prior to surgery
• Assists physician(s) in surgery (i.e. wound closure, fitting of braces, post op orders, etc.)
• Provides wound care and infection management
• Makes rounds as requested by physician(s); completes patient discharge summaries as requested

Metro ER Only:

• Assists in triage and initiates radiographic and laboratory studies for patients to be seen in the main Emergency Department or Minor Care
• May examine, treat, and make disposition on patients in triage under the direct physician supervision as time allows

Mental Health Only:

• Responsible for patient assessment following therapeutic holds per state and federal regulations

The Physician Assistant reports to the supervising physician and department management

This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information. "Potential for exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, chemicals. Must follow standard precautions.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Current licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Oklahoma
• Requires current BLS certification
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English

ISMC Neurosurgical Dept Only:

• 1 year of experience in surgery setting preferred

Emergency Department Only:

• 1 year of experience in a comprehensive emergency department setting preferred

NZTI only:

• Current ACLS certification if working with adults required in acute care environments.
• Current PALS certification if working with children required in acute care environments.