Physician Assistant

Company: Resurgens Orthopaedics
Location: Smyrna
Posted on: June 9, 2021

Job Description:

Overview

Physician Assistants, Join our award-winning team!

Superior patient care, innovation in treatment, a work environment where employees can thrive with great hours and benefits!

Resurgens Orthopaedics is the largest orthopedic healthcare organization in the Atlanta area. While this is true, it is the aspiration we have for our patients and communities that keeps us moving forward...reaching higher...and imagining anything is possible. Our work is to help patients thrive in their everyday lives.

With 21 locations in the Atlanta area, we have many Physicians named Top Doctors in Atlanta, have won a Top Employer status with the Atlanta Journal Constitution for 5 years in a row and have multiple recognitions for our community service programs. We are passionate about what we do!

Physician Assistants with us provide primary health care for our patients, perform selective medical services, and assists in surgery under the direction of the clinic physicians and under the Georgia Composite State Medical Board's Basic Job Description provisions.

Responsibilities

Here you will provide both clinical assistance and hospital assistance to our Physicians. You will

• Perform complete physical exams, pre-operative and post-operative evaluations, and record findings.
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies (i.e. x-rays, MRIs, CTs and serum/join fluid labs, Dexa Scans, Vascular Doppler)
• Establish a diagnosis, determine a treatment plan, implement the necessary ancillaries, order additional and selective studies or laboratory evaluations.
• Consult with specialists and interventional physicians, as predicated by the case's diagnosis and severity.
• Administer injections, immunizations, oral medications, aspirations of joints, suture wounds, wound debridement, and other clinic procedures.
• Assist in surgery, which may include first assist, deep and superficial tissue closures, application of appliances and any other action delegated by the surgeon.
• Conduct hospital rounds, evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients.
• Maintain a log of all surgical procedures, for documentation and billing purposes.
• Take first call for the physician, which may include: deciding to admit, arrange surgical intervention, schedule emergency surgery, radiologic procedures, write orders, permits, and appraisement of the case to the physician.
• Make emergency room evaluations and inpatient consultations.

Qualifications

You will need to have graduated of an accredited Physician Assistant program and preferably with a rotation in Orthopedics or other Orthopedic experience. Operating room experience a plus. A Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants, GCMB, and CPR certification is required.

We offer an excellent compensation package to include productivity bonus, excellent benefits and an excellent work environment with top physicians.

We are Resurgens. Join us.

Keywords: Resurgens Orthopaedics, Smyrna , Physician Assistant, Other , Smyrna, Georgia