Full Job Description
Southwest Scoliosis & Spine Institute, a busy orthopedic spine practice with locations in Dallas, Frisco, and Plano, is looking for a full-time physician assistant. The ideal candidate will be energetic, motivated, and willing to cover each of the locations and associated hospitals as needed. This position includes rotating call and holiday coverage.
You must have a valid Texas Medical License to be considered.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performing comprehensive and problem focused history and physical exams, interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Interpret and correlate subjective and objective data to formulate a differential diagnosed and establish a working diagnosis. Formulate a treatment plan for orthopedic problems within scope of practice. Implement therapeutic intervention for specific conditions when appropriate. Exercise judgment on problems requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by the supervising Spine Surgeon or other health care professionals.
- Order, collect and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures, and studies including but not limited to blood and tissue specimens. Ordering or performing diagnostic studies such as such as but not limited to EMG, CT scan, MRIs and bone scans
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including but not limited to injections of joints, trigger points and bursa.
- Assist in surgery to include but not limited to first assist, deep and superficial tissue closures, application of appliances and any other action delegated by the surgeon. Conduct hospital rounds, write orders, and take call for the spine surgeon. Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients, dictate discharge summaries, histories and physicals, and consultation notes.
- Order, prescribe, dispense and administer medication, orthosis, orthotics, braces and other orthopedic devices.
- Evaluate, screen and council patient on health maintenance and promote utilization of community resources.
Please review our website located at www.scoliosisinstitute.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- On call
License/Certification:
- Texas Physician Assistant License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
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