Physician Assistant-Certified New

Nevada Surgery and Cancer Care is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant (PA) to assist in surgery and provide patient care in both the hospital and office setting.  Experience in office gynecology and robotic surgery preferred.  Compensation package commensurate with level of experience and skill set.  Benefits include excellent salary, medical and malpractice insurance, CME assistance, and paid time off. Our practice emphasizes minimally invasive surgery and patient care at the highest level with a compassionate touch.  Our physicians are subspecialists in gynecologic oncology and colorectal surgery, providing a breadth of challenging and interesting patients in a very rewarding practice setting. 

Please direct inquiries to Practice Manager Chava Peebles 702-732-4231 or 702-374-8274

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Prefer previous experience in the last five (5) years as a physician assistant.

Education

• Graduate from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program.

License, Certification, Registration

• NCCPA certified at time of hire and maintained throughout career.
• Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date and meet current Medicare requirements for billing.

Additional Qualifications:

• Prefer gynecologic office training/experience.
• Operating room training/experience.

Job Description:

Under the direction of the supervising physician, the Physician Assistant provides high quality, efficient, team based patient focused care. The Physician Assistant responsibilities includes managing patients in the office, hospital, ED and/or perioperative setting. The Physician Assistant First Assists in the OR. The Physician Assistant also facilitates on call responsibilities for his/her supervising physician. The Physician Assistant's daily responsibilities may vary based upon the supervising physician needs and may require evening or weekend hours.

The Physician Assistant, by virtue of his/her experience and competency in the role, provides a high level of clinical and operational expertise and may function as a mentor to residents in an academic setting.

Essential Responsibilities:

The Physician Assistant will practice as part of a team under the direction of their supervising physician.

Primary Duties will be inclusive of the following but not limited to:

• Examines patients, performs comprehensive physical examinations, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as imaging studies, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, postoperative issues, and other relevant patient education.
• Facilitates admissions, transfers, discharges.
• First assists in surgeries or perform procedures as applicable.
• Rounds on inpatients.
• Performs admission evaluations on patients to include: obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patient's medical record, performing physical exam, documenting findings into patient medical record, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physician.
• Provides patient and family with pre-operative/pre-procedure and other pertinent education.
• Answers questions regarding surgery or procedures, recovery and risk factor modification; provides blood transfusion information as applicable; performs peri-operative procedures; locates and utilizes diagnostic images, instruments and pertinent patient information.
• Reviews patient charts noting allergies, pertinent medical history, and abnormal physical findings.
• Assists in performing surgical procedures and other procedures consistent with the standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Performs post-operative procedures to include  entering standard post-operative orders into patient medical records; assists physicians with evaluation and management of patient's status during recovery; reviews vital signs, laboratory and diagnostic  studies; assists with  management of patients.
• Facilitates patient discharge; dictates discharge and transfer summaries in a timely manner.

Other Duties

• The Physician Assistant provides a high level of clinical and operational expertise
• May collaborate with the supervising physician, manager and other department members on performance improvement activities.