Orthopedic Physician Assistant

Quick Facts

Full-time Orthopedic Physician Assistant role covering both clinic and OR. Training is available for a recent graduate with an orthopedic rotation. The practice is established and busy, focusing on hip and knee joint replacements, and supported by a state-of-the-art facility with PT/OT, EMR, and newer OR suites.

Description

The Orthopedic Physician Assistant will run an orthopedic clinic in parallel with the physician and provide surgical support as a first assist. The position includes pre-operative and post-operative assessments, joint aspiration and injections, hospital rounding, and ordering and evaluating imaging studies.

Responsibilities

• Run orthopedic clinic
• First assist
• Perform joint aspiration and injections
• Complete pre-op and post-op H&P’s
• Hospital rounding
• Write scripts/prescriptions
• Coordinate with Physical Therapist
• Order tests and evaluate X-ray, CT scan, and MRI
• Casting and splinting

Requirements

• Recent graduate acceptable with an orthopedic rotation (training provided)
• Ability to run an orthopedic clinic
• Ability to perform OR first assist duties
• Ability to perform joint aspiration and injections
• Ability to complete pre-op and post-op H&P’s and participate in hospital rounding
• Ability to order and evaluate imaging (X-ray, CT scan, MRI)
• Ability to cast and splint

Benefits

Excellent benefits package.