Physician Assistant, Inpatient Surgery

To provide direct care to surgical patients under the supervision of a physician/surgeon.

• Assist Surgeon during surgical procedure by carrying out surgical functions as directed by the surgeon in order to ensure optimal results to the patient.

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• Graduation from an accredited PA program.
• Bachelors degree required.
• High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.

• Physician Assistant Certificate (Maryland)

• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration

• National Provider Identifier

• Basic Life Support

• Physician Assistant National Certificate

• Written delegation agreement with supervising physician on file with Kaiser Permanente Physician Professional Quality Assurance Office (PPQA) and the appropriate state Board of Medicine.
• This is a physically and emotionally demanding job requiring significant commitment to learning new skills as well as prolonged standing (up to six (6) hours at an operation table).
• The practitioner will be assigned to a specific location every day depending on surgical cases (ie. at hospitals and ASC) and clinic need which will be determined by the Area Service Chief.
• Location assignments will be made monthly whenever possible, according to access needs; assignment sites may be changed on short notice.

• Two (2) years of assisting in surgical specialty experience is preferred; experience preferred in specialty to which assigned.

PrimaryLocation : Maryland,Timonium,Lutherville-Timonium Medical Center HoursPerWeek : 40 Shift : Day Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM WorkingHoursEnd : 04:00 PM Job Schedule : Full-time Job Type : Standard Employee Status : Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation : M37|UFCW|Local 27 Job Level : Individual Contributor Job Category : Clinical Support Department : LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM MED CTR – Orthopedics – 1808 Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.