Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery (Per Diem)

• Pay: $65.00 – $75.00 per hour
• Employment: Per Diem
• Location: Rochester Regional Health - Spine Center (Ridgeway Ave)
• Rochester Regional Health Job ID: REQ_233543

Summary

As a Physician Assistant, your strong interpersonal and communication skills, clinical judgment, and commitment to patient-centered care will support the delivery of high-quality medical services. In this role, you will provide inpatient consult coverage and serve as a first assist in the operating room as part of a collaborative neurosurgery team.

Status: Per Diem

Location: Rochester General Hospital

Department: Neurosurgery

Attributes

• Prior operating room, surgical, or neurosurgery experience is preferred
• Compassionate, warm and patient focused
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Patient Satisfaction. Interact regularly with patients, family members, medical/social/public service support teams, regulatory agencies, and payor agencies. Communication requires empathy, problem-solving, education, information gathering, counseling, and process coordination.
• Medication & Orders. Prescribe medication, write orders, perform procedures and respond to emergency and/or immediate condition changes of acute, critically ill patients.
• Documentation. Obtain complete, detailed and accurate patient histories, review patient records, perform physical exams, record all pertinent data to develop comprehensive medical status, diagnosis and clinical treatment plan for all assigned patients.

Education

• BS: Physician Assistant (Required)

Licenses/certifications

• PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)