Description
Physician Assistant (Neurosurgery) Opportunity in Arizona - Great Location!!
PA - Neurosurgical
Joining two Surgeons, 1 PA
Replacement position
Experience : Neurosurgery, neuroscience or critical care experience, spine and / or orthopedic experience PREFERRED, general surgery experience.
Personal Traits : Strong work ethic, professionalism, collaboration and cooperation, compassion, adaptable, committed, observant, open minded, self-motivated, empathetic
18-25 patients per day
M-F 8-5
On Call rotation coordination with physicians and physician assistant includes weekends and holidays
Salary competitive based upon experience
Relocation
Benefits
Hospital Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs first assistant duties
- Closes deep and superficial wounds
- Assists with neurosurgical procedures, including craniotomies, spinal procedures (including instrumentations) and microscopic procedures
- Conducts hospital rounds on a daily basis of all patients including intensive care units
- Writes orders and progress notes
- Orders admission history and physicals
- Orders appropriate laboratory and radiographic tests
- Evaluates and clarifies clinical conditions
- Formulates and implements treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized patients
- Handles discharge planning and dictates discharge summaries
Office duties / Responsibilities
- Sees all new office patients (as directed by physicians) and complete a thorough history and physical examination focused on problem-oriented neurosurgical conditions
- Presents the patient to attending neurosurgeons
- Helps to formulate treatment plan
- Orders appropriate radiographic studies
- Evaluate post-operative patients and does routine follow-up visits
- See patients requiring same day office visits
- Returns phone calls from patients
- Handles prescription refills
- Reviews radiographic reports and laboratory reports for abnormalities
- Reviews x-rays, MRI’s and CT scans of hospitalized patients and office patients with the attending neurosurgeon
The tri-city area has current population of approximately 100,000 and rapidly growing. City has four mild seasons and is 1.
5 hours to Phoenix and a 4 hour drive to Las Vegas. This mountain area is beautiful with tall pines and gorgeous scenery.
It is a great place to raise a family, with many outdoor activities and excellent schools. There is little traffic and a low crime rate. City has 3 colleges!"