Current Department Employees: Orthopedic Physician Assistant - Per Diem

Bargaining Unit

Outpatient Clinics - EAP

Rate of Pay

$97.97/hour + DOE (Base pay of $87.09 includes 12.5% per diem premium)

Summary The Orthopedic Physician Assistant is responsible for assisting with the global management of clinical and surgical patients. Including pre-, intra-and post-operative care. Orthopedic PAs perform patient histories, help with treatment plans, serve as first assistant in surgery and handle office-related duties.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Performs comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations.
• Interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Interprets and correlates subjective and objective data to formulate a differential diagnosis and establish a working diagnosis.
• Formulates a treatment plan for orthopedic conditions within their scope of practice.
• Implements therapeutic intervention for specific conditions when appropriate.
• Exercises judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral or evaluation by the supervising orthopedic surgeon or other health care professionals.
• Orders, collects and performs appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies, such as routine laboratory tests, EMG, electrocardiogram and radiologic examinations including arthrogram, ultrasound, CT, MRI and bone scan studies.
• Performs compartment pressure measurements, digital blocks and regional anesthesia.
• Performs minor outpatient surgical procedures such as tendon repair, wound closure and management, incision and drainage, needle biopsy percutaneous pinning of fractures k-wire and hardware removal.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as aspirations and injections of joints, bursas and cysts.
• Performs closed reductions of fractures and dislocations.
• Applies braces, casts, splints and other orthopedic applications.
• Assists in the surgical suite including first assist, deep and superficial wound closure, application of internal devices and any other procedures delegated by the supervising orthopedic surgeon.
• Conducts hospital rounds, writes orders, takes call and sees patients in the ED for the orthopedic surgeon
• Evaluates and clarifies clinical conditions