Physician Assistant: Acute Care Surgery Philadelphia PA

Job ID 9220462
Location Center City, Philadelphia, PA
Full/Part Time Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Responsibilities

Primary Function of the Physician Assistant is to perform, under the responsibilty and supervison of the surgeon, diagnostics and therapeutic tasks to allow the physician to extend his/her services through the more effective use of his/her knowledge in the sphere of decision making required to establish a diagnosis and to plan therapy. He/she may assist in gathering the data necessary in implementing the therapeutic plan of the surgeon. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
Essential Functions (include, but are not limited to):
Provide clinical support in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Sees patients in a clinic setting, performing routine medical assessments and treatments, which may include: obtaining medical histories, perfoming physical examinations, counseling patients, etc. and performs minor outpatient surgical procedures in a clinic settingwhen appropriate and document all activies in accordance with established medical policies and protocols.
Forms patient assessment and develops preliminary patient care plan and performs and documents all activities in established protocols and policies.
Provides post-operative care to patients by evaluating patient's physical condition to ensure no secondary complications have occurred due to surgery, removes sutures and/or saples, aspirates wound fluids, provides specific patient care as needed in accordance with established policies and protocols.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree and Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program

Pennsylvania State Physician's Assistant License

NCCPA Certification

ACLS and BLS

DEA Registration

3+ years of Physician Assistant experience required

Variable hours of availability (i.e. day, evening, night and weekend shifts may be necessary)

Accountability to the patient, family, nursing and medical colleagues for expert knowledge, judgement, and/or direct patient care

Closing Statement

Jefferson Health delivers state-of-the-art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 7,800 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21 st century professional education. We have 30,000 employees.
Jefferson Health , with 14 hospitals (three are Magnet-designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 50+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually . This year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as the 16 th best hospital in the nation, and among the nation's best in 11 specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 69 such centers in the nation.
Thomas Jefferson University, nationally recognized for advancing groundbreaking developments in healthcare education and research, recently combined with Philadelphia University, internationally known for architecture, design, engineering, textiles and more. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) has nine colleges and three schools dedicated to interprofessional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet-to-be-imagined careers.

As an employer, the Jefferson Enterprise maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
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Par Reference Code

112923

About Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Why should you join Jefferson’s top-ranked nursing team?

As a dedicated professional nurse, you expect the best and want to be part of the best. Jefferson University Hospitals is a healthcare leader, one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers offering patients advanced treatments and unparalleled care. As a Jefferson nurse you will work with renowned physicians, expert nurses and other healthcare professionals providing advanced technologies and treatments for patients

An Exceptional Healthcare Environment - Advanced medical care, a leading academic medical center setting and MAGNET® recognition for nursing excellence are among the reasons why patients regionally and across the U.S. and the world choose Jefferson. They are also reasons why we are a preferred employer, attracting top-notch physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Consistently rated among the best hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, our hospital is also named on the list of the “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review/Becker’s ASC Review. Learn more about Jefferson’s Awards and Honors.

A Reputation for Nursing Excellence - Our nurses are renowned for excellence beyond the extraordinary care and compassion they provide to each and every patient who comes through our door. From the nurse at the bedside to the nurse practitioner, Jefferson’s award-winning nurses are impacting patient care as innovators, researchers, mentors and teachers. Highly regarded for their knowledge and expertise, they are sought after as presenters at national and international conferences, as contributors to nursing journals and as leaders of professional nursing organizations.

A Voice in Decision-Making - Jefferson is committed to fostering a work environment for our nurses that is satisfying both professionally and personally. The Nursing Department’s organizational structure creates, supports and empowers clinical nurses to be active decision-makers. Nurses plan their work schedules, organize their workload responsibilities and determine priorities for their units.

Through Jefferson’s Shared Governance Model, staff nurses participate and assume leadership roles on unit level committees. This input influences the work of the Hospital level Staff Nurse Leadership Committees. Through this structure and by participating in Nurse Resource Groups and other interdisciplinary committees, nurses make decisions that impact and influence patient care and safety.