Surgery Float Physician Assistant
District Medical Group·Phoenix, Arizona
District Medical Group·Phoenix, Arizona
The Float Physician Assistant provides surgical support across urology, plastic, and hand surgery subspecialties, including first assisting and Da Vinci robot assistance. Responsibilities include performing inpatient consultations, daily rounding, and coordinating patient care and operative schedules.
District Medical Group (DMG) is well known as a respected leader in the healthcare industry in the Phoenix area, with a reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation and dedication to the patients and communities we serve.
DMG employs over 650 credentialed providers and more than 350 professional/administrative staff as one of the largest physician groups in the Valley.
DMG is actively recruiting for a Float Physician Assistant to join our Surgery Department.
The Float PA is part of a team rotation that covers the surgical subspecialties of urology, plastic & reconstructive surgery, and hand surgery at Valleywise Health Medical Center.
The Float PA will assist with inpatient consultations and discharges, daily rounding, first assist, Da Vinci robot assist, perform specialty specific procedures, and participate in in-house weekend call.
Participation in teaching and didactics may also be assigned.
Responsibilities include: · Perform history and physical examinations of patients in inpatient setting · Participate in hospital rounds, and prepare documentation of daily progress notes as assigned · Enter patient orders as directed · Review and discuss results of medical imaging and laboratory studies with attending physician, fellow/resident/hospital staff, and/or patients as appropriate · Assist in staffing minor and operative room procedures within scope of practice and delegated by supervising attending · Assist with hospital-based continuity of care with knowledge of all patients on service and consult list · Assist with coordinating resident education and continuity of care of patients, ER consults and available for nursing questions regarding service patients · Assist with coordinating operative schedule for both elective and emergent/urgent procedures · Serve as a liaison with other services, answer pages and phone calls and take appropriate action with patients, under the supervision of attending staff DMG continuously strives for and succeeds in providing a strong and positive work environment through employee appreciation, team collaboration, competitive compensation, mentoring, and great benefits including: A strong healthcare package inclusive of medical, dental, vision – eligible DAY ONE A rich 401(k) with employer match, increasing annually up to 6% Four weeks PTO + 10 paid holidays One week of CME with allowance · Paid Sick Time · and more For consideration, please forward CV by email to: practice@dmgaz.org EOE
Candidates must be a qualified Physician Assistant capable of performing history and physical examinations and assisting in operative procedures. The role requires the ability to participate in in-house weekend call and coordinate with residents and attending physicians.
Market context
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