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Orthopedic Trauma PA / NP
Trauma – Monday – Friday, 7 am – 4 pm (or 8 am – 5 pm)
Signature Orthopedics Hospital Based PA / NP (Mercy Hospital South Location)
Seeking a Physician’s Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to assist Signature Orthopedics Trauma Physicians in covering Level 2 Trauma at Mercy Hospital South Location. Applicants will work alongside the experienced Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon’s in the hospital. Applicants will be expected to do daily rounds, consultations, history and physicals and discharge orders. This will include interpreting advanced imaging to help diagnose and manage acute trauma based and degenerative orthopedics conditions. Applicants expected to have attention to detail, superb clinical skills, and excellent interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities:
· Performing comprehensive and problem focused history and physical exams including a complete neurological exam. Interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Interpret and correlate subjective and objective data to formulate a differential diagnosis and establish a working diagnosis. Formulate a treatment plan for orthopedic pathology within scope of practice. Implement therapeutic intervention for specific conditions when appropriate. Exercise judgment on problems requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by the supervising surgeon or other health care professionals.
· Order, collect, and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures, and studies. Ordering or performing diagnostic studies such as but not limited to XR, MRI, EMG/NCV, CT etc.
· Enacting conservative treatment for acute and degenerative orthopedic pathology including but not limited to physical therapy, medication management, referral for interventional pain management injections (ESI’s etc). Formulating a surgical plan for the patient.
· ER Admission & Orthopedic consults
· Conduct hospital rounds, write orders, and occasionally see consults and write consult notes for the on-call surgeon. Create a treatment plan for hospitalized patients, dictate discharge summaries.
· Conducting post-operative rounds, writing orders, and performing admission and discharge work in the hospital setting
· Order, prescribe, dispense, and administer medications, spinal orthoses, and other orthopedic devices as allowed by state legislation.
Skills & Qualifications:
· Trauma background preferred
· Orthopedic background a plus
· Ability to build rapport with patients.
· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
· Salary commensurate with experience
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
· 401 (k) and Pension Plan
· Flexible Spending Accounts
· Paid Time Off Program for vacation and holidays
· CME annual allowance
Legal Statement:
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $115,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Medical-Surgical
- Orthopedics
- Surgery
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
Experience:
- Orthopedic: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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