Physician Assistant - Ortho / General

The practice of a physician assistant shall include medical services within the education, training and experience of the physician assistant that are delegated by the supervising physician.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the OR/participate in rounds on assigned service
• Assess patients. Record physical and history on assigned service with countersignature within 24 hours.
• Apply and remove casts and/or traction
• Change surgical dressings/perform minor suturing/removal of sutures
• Order routine laboratory work and x-rays.
• Start IV's and draw blood.
• On the instruction of the attending physician, will write orders for medical and intravenous fluid.
• Write routine orders including diet, patient activity and all other diagnostic procedures.
• May see patients in ER/ECP and/or Clinic

Experience and Education:

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant school
• Registered as a Physician's Assistant in New York
• NCCPA(certified) DEA license/CPR-BLS/NPI/NCC PA required.
• Minimum of one experience as a PA.

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