Campbell Clinic Germantown , TN 38138
Posted 2 weeks ago
Front line opportunity to work alongside five orthopaedic trauma surgeons and ten orthopaedic surgery residents in the acute treatment of musculoskeletal injuries at a tertiary referral Level 1 trauma center.
Regular daytime hours at one central location
Opportunity to learn and assist/perform procedures such as fracture and joint reductions, traction pin placement, laceration repair, and arthrocentesis. Blend of responsibilities including inpatient rounding, ED evaluation and management, and on-site outpatient clinic duties
Graduated autonomy as earned over time.
Opportunity to train/educate additional PAs in the Campbell Clinic system once skill mastery is demonstrated.
Become an integral part of our orthopaedic trauma team. Fantastic learning opportunity and ability to serve those patients with critical needs.
POSITION SUMMARY
Provides health care services to patients under the direction, supervision and responsibility of the orthopaedic physician.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
Performs patient evaluation and work up, including but not limited to; history and physical assessment, patient/family/caregiver education, routine laboratory, diagnostic, and physical therapy reports
Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan
Collaborates with physicians on plan of care
Maintains and reviews patient record and other pertinent information
Institutes and executes protocols as specified by physician
Administers all recognized first aid procedures in the event of an emergency
Administers injections, aspirations, removal and placement of sutures/staples as necessary
Performs and assists with reductions of fractures and dislocations as well as the removal or excision of superficial orthopaedic hardware
Assists in surgery as directed by assigned surgeon
Regular and predictable attendance
Ability to work in a cooperative manner with others
Performs other related duties as assigned
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education: Physician Assistant: Bachelor's degree required. Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program recognized by the state committee of Physician Assistants and the Board of Medical Examiners. Successful completion of the examination of the National Board for Certification of Physician Assistants.
Experience: Previous experience in minor medical care and emergency care is required.
Computer Skills: Must be computer literate. Intermediate computer skills are required.
Certifications & Licenses: Physician Assistant: Must hold and maintain a valid license issued by the National Board for Certification of Physician Assistants
ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job, description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Campbell Clinic Benefit Summary:
Campbell Clinic offers a lucrative benefit package to support employees and their families.
Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
HRA Option
Flexible Spending Account
Basic Life Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance Option
Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Short-Term Disability
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
401(k) Plan Matching + Profit Sharing
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
8 Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Campbell Clinic