Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute
Location
Chesterton, Indiana
The Physician Assistant provides medical care, medication management, and care coordination for patients with acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries. Key duties include performing assessments, prescribing treatments, and assisting physicians in an orthopedic clinic.
Candidates must hold a Master's in PA studies, a current state PA license, NCCPA certification, and CPR certification. A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Physician Assistant or in orthopedics is required.
As the region's dedicated experts in exceptional musculoskeletal care, our doctors and staff at Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute have served the orthopedic needs of northwest Indiana since 1968. With state-of-the-art facilities, we are dedicated to delivering the exceptional, compassionate care patients need to keep moving and keep enjoying their life.
The Physician Assistant (PA) provides medical care, medication management, and care coordination for patients with chronic or acute injuries.
Essential Functions: · Obtain patient history and perform assessments via observation and examination
· Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
· Order, perform and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests as needed
· Implement interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability
· Asses and revise care plans based on physician recommendations and patient changes
· Consult with other staff regarding referrals, follow-ups, and transfer of care
· Educate patient and family by providing educational tools and resources to aid in decision making
· Participate in professional development activities and attend seminars as needed
· Exercise initiative, judgement, discretion, and decision making to achieve medical objectives
· Assist physician in orthopedic clinic
· Other duties as assigned
Education: Master’s in PA studies from an accredited University
Minimum of 2-years Physician Assistant or orthopedic experience.
Current state PA license, certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Current CPR certification.
· Knowledge of acute and chronic care protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan
· Knowledge of how to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices
· Knowledge of health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurement
Skills & Abilities: · Ability to analyze situations and solve problems
· Employ critical thinking and problem solving
· Ethical reasoning and decision making
· Strong attention to detail
· Receptive and responsive to feedback
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
· Time management, prioritization, and sense of urgency
· Maintain patient confidentiality
Work is performed in an office environment. Involves frequent personal and telephone contact with patients and with testing sites and surgery departments. Work may be stressful at times. Interaction with others is constant and interruptive. Contact involves dealing with injured sick people.
All employees have a responsibility to comply with our organization’s policies and procedures, adhere to our Code of Conduct, complete required compliance training modules, and report any observations of non-compliance.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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