ORTHO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - LifeBridge Health
West Case, MD 21201
About the Job
Full-Time ICLL Adult Reconstruction and Lengthening Surgical/Clinical Physician Assistant Wanted
LifeBridge Health is seeking a full-time Orthopedic PA-C to join our LBHMG team at Sinai Hospital, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics.
LifeBridge Health is a $2B, 13,000 team member healthcare system that Cares Bravely for over 2.5 million patient encounters annually throughout Maryland. We are comprised of 5 Hospitals, and a network of 130 outpatient practices. Our main hospitals are Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, and Grace Medical Center. Our LifeBridge Health Medical Group (LBHMG) practices are in Baltimore and in surrounding counties and offer primary and specialty care services to patients within our community.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Physician Assistant. We are ideally looking for someone with ortho experience and Adult Reconstruction and Lengthening experience is a plus. We do welcome new grads apply as well. This role offers a regular schedule (Monday – Friday 8:00-4:30 - hours may vary slightly depending on OR and clinic start times). There are no weekend hours or call shifts.
Requirements
- Maryland PA license / NCCPA certification
- Maryland CDS and DEA license (or obtainable)
- CPR Certified
- Substantial interpersonal skills required to effectively interact with staff, physicians, residents, patients, and family members.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency
- Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally
General PA Duties:
- Assess, diagnose, treat, and observe patients in any treatment area of the department/division to which the PA is applying
- Obtain, perform and record history and physical examination
- Order and interpret diagnostic testing and therapeutic modalities
- Administer medications, IV fluids, and transfusion of blood products
- Educate and counsel patients on health status and related issues
- Formulate a diagnosis and develop a treatment plan
- Initiate referral to consultant physician or other healthcare professional
- Facilitate transitional care within the health system and community resources
- Initiate appropriate evaluation and emergency management for emergency situations
- Admission and discharge of patients on the service of a qualified attending physician
- Pronouncement of death/signing of death certificate
- Ordering restraints/Seclusion
- Prescribe and order non controlled substances
- Prescribe and order-controlled substances
- Prescribe and order medical devices
- Removal of sutures and staples
- Obtaining arterial specimens
- Venipuncture
- Peripheral IV insertion, IO insertion
- Nasogastric tube insertion
- Telemedicine
- Care and suturing of lacerations
- Removal foreign bodies
- Casting or splinting
- Removal of casts and splints
- First assist in surgery
- Joint aspiration/injection
- Closed reduction of dislocations (shoulders, fingers toes and elbows)
- Urinary catheter insertion
- Incise and drain abscesses
- Removal of tunneled catheters and surgical drains
Benefits
- Full benefits including – medical, dental and vision plans
- Medical malpractice insurance
- Life insurance
- 403b retirement plan
- Professional dues
- CME annual allowance
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
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