Bariatric Surgery - Physician Assistant - Abington Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Occupation Physician Assistant
Specialty Surgery-General
Degree Required MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location 18974, Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No
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Job Description

Last Update: 5/24/24

Reporting to the Office Manager, and under the general direction of the Medical Director, performs clinical activities related to assessment and evaluation of patients. Under the direct supervision of physicians, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, assists in pre-operative procedures, surgery, post-operative procedures. Provides care to patients ranging in age from ages 16-100+.

  1. Meets all standards of the Patient Satisfaction Initiative Criteria in order to make Abington – Jefferson Health (AJH) the hospital of choice for Patients and Employees.
  1. Assists physician(s) with operative procedures; assists in pre-operative and post-operative process. Conducts hospital rounds, performs hospital and emergency consults, evaluates and assesses patients’ needs, communicates with the attending physician and fellow.
  1. Attends to completion of hospital medical records, dictations, and signatures in order to maintain accurate patient care documentation.
  1. Presents patients assessments, films, reports to the physician(s) to initiate plan of appropriate care.
  1. Under the supervision of the physician(s) calls in medication orders to provide on-going patient care; orders diagnostic laboratory, radiological and other clinical tests to determine the evidence of the disease/injury and to develop a differential diagnosis and plan of treatment.
  1. Provides patient (and family) education, answers patient/family call to maintain communication and risk management. Provides call coverage as assigned by medical directory of IMBS.
  1. Attends Bariatric Surgery conferences, seminars, meetings and M&M’s related to training sessions to meet credentialing and CME requirements and to attain proficiency in the field of bariatric surgery. Assists in bariatric research QI projects and studies.
  1. Assist physician(s) during office hours, performing history and physician examinations and consultations. Assists in documenting patient data to establish presumptive diagnosis and to determine patients’ medical needs; records documentation into patients chart. Maintains office chart; dictation of patients visits, office notes, medication orders, reports and forms to supply all required documentation.
  1. Performs other duties as assigned.

Master’s Degree

National Board Certification as a Physician Assistant

BLS certification

1+ years of experience preferred

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

  • OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
  • OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
  • OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
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