Physician Assistant (PA) - Orthopedic Surgery job in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Physician Assistant (PA) - Orthopedic Surgery job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families.

Any U.S. state license honored.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday days
• Paid Holidays
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Physician Assistant (PA) - Orthopedic Surgery Job Overview:

• Assist the orthopedic surgeons in the operating room
• Perform nonoperative management of various fractures. Proficient with orthopedic casting and injections.
• Provide primary or specialty medical care with the cognizance or supervision of a physician.
• Provide services by collecting data required for diagnosis and performing procedures and services.
• Obtain and evaluate medical histories, performs physical examinations, performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, and orders laboratory studies, radiographs, electrocardiograms, and other special examinations.
• Collect specimens for pathologic examination. Analyzes and interprets data, formulates problem lists, and establishes plans for solution of clinical problems.
• Counsel patients on medical problems, use of drugs, expected effects of treatment, family planning, child care, diet, and other therapeutic health maintenance matters.
• Make entries in patient's permanent medical records.
• Coordinate patient care with other members of health care team.
• Initiate consultation requests to other health professionals to provide more comprehensive patient management.
• Accomplish narrative summaries and other documentation.
• Instruct other personnel assigned to health care team on preventive medicine programs and other appropriate medical activities and functions as directed

Physician Assistant (PA) - Orthopedic Surgery Job Qualifications:

• License: Any U.S. state/jurisdiction. Active, unrestricted.
• 24 months experience within the last 36 months as an Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant
• Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• BLS for Healthcare Providers by AHA
• Graduation from a physician assistant education program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission for Physician Assistant Education
• Formal Residency or Fellowship training program of 12 months or more in Orthopedic Surgery highly preferred

• Graduate Physician Assistant qualified by academic and practical education to provide patient services as a physician extender under supervision of a physician

Come join our team of healthcare professionals!