Physician Assistant - Surgical Services (Surgical Subspecialty nights) - Bethlehem Campus

These PA’s supplement and provide coverage to the surgical subspecialties with daily rounding, admissions, consults, discharges, urgent/emergent unit and ED calls as well as in house provider coverage after hours for the vascular and surgical subspecialty groups.

Culture

The Surgical Advanced Practice Team at St. Luke’s University Health Network

Schedule/call/weekends

Surgical Position with Night coverage 1500-0700 with rotating weekends including weekends and holidays. This schedule allows for ample time off, as well as 9 consecutive days off in week 4.

Job duties and responsibilities

• Competent in the assessment, treatment, counseling, and education of the patient, and their families, being provided medical services.
• Competency in evaluating patients and performing physical examinations including obtaining, studying, and updating medical histories.
• Demonstrates ability to determine abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as radiologic and laboratory studies, and then accurately interpreting test results.
• Evaluates, develops, and implements appropriate patient management and treatment plans, based on assessment of needs
• Coordinates and communicates patient care effectively with other healthcare professionals and institutions to meet patient’s healthcare needs.
• Provides high quality health care, based on best practice and/or evidenced based medicine.
• Performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, as appropriate, and aligned with granted clinical privileges
• As requested, conduct virtual care services, described as live and interactive clinical assessments, diagnosis, and treatment of patients via St. Luke’s virtual care platform, assisting in care coordination and/or escalation of care, as appropriate
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. Maintains required continuing medical education
• Participates in the research, development, implementation, and tracking of clinical management guidelines.
• Participates in the teaching of multidisciplinary students (nursing, nurse practitioner, pharmacy, physician assistant, medical, etc.) and physician residents & fellows, ensuring a positive educational environment.
• Participates in AP student clinical rotation preceptorship, when assigned
• Demonstrates performance improvement in the following areas as appropriate: clinical care/outcomes, customer/service improvement, operational system/process, and safety.
• Competent in utilizing electronic medical record, remains current with medical record documentation, and provides documentation that is for optimal for billing provided professional services.
• Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices.
• Develops care and dispositions plans in conjunction with the case management team.

Qualifications

Must be board eligible or board-Certified Medical Physician Assistant with current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania or New Jersey, as determined by the job location.

Although one year experience in a similar setting is preferred, new grads are encouraged to apply!

Physical and sensory requirements

• Sit up to 8 hours per day; 3 hours at a time.
• Stand for up to 8 hours per day; 8 hours at a time.
• Walking for up to 6 hours per day.
• Frequently lifting, carrying and pushing objects up to 10 pounds.
• Rarely lifting, carrying and pushing objects up to 75 pounds.
• Frequently stooping and bending.
• Frequently reaching above shoulder level.
• Frequently handling, firm grasping and twisting & turning as it relates to performing procedures.
• Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.
• Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequencies.
• Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to speak as it relates to normal conversation and projection as it relates to lectures and presentations.

• Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address.
• Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer.
• Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable.
• It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application.
• Thank you for your interest in St.
• Luke's!!

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