Full-Time Orthopedic Physician Assistant – New Hartford, New York
Job Description
Slocum Dickson is recruiting a full time orthopedic physician assistant to join the Orthopedic Department.
The duties delegated to the Physician Assistant by the Supervising Physician can be extensive, and may include but are necessarily limited to the following:
1. Eliciting a detailed and accurate history, performing a comprehensive physical examination, identifying problems and recording pertinent data in a professional format.
2. Obtaining and/or interpreting such routine diagnostic studies as common laboratory tests, radiological films, electrocardiograph tracings, and others.
3. Formulating an initial diagnosis and/or differential diagnosis and instituting appropriate treatment, including the writing of outpatient prescriptions and inpatients order.
4. Performing therapeutic procedures including injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, incision and drainage of superficial infections, cast application and follow-up simple fractures, and others.
5. Assisting the physician in the inpatient setting by conducting patient rounds, participating in the surgical suite, recording progress notes, determining and implementing therapeutic plans jointly with the supervising physician, in addition, compiling and recording pertinent narrative case summaries.
Slocum Dickson offers a competitve salary and benefit package.