Physician Assistant CT Surgery

AdventHealth - Ocala, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Ocala, FL

Hospitals

About the position

The Physician Assistant (PA) at AdventHealth plays a crucial role in supporting clinical operations, focusing on both inpatient and outpatient services. This position involves comprehensive patient care, including pre-operative evaluations, intra-operative assistance, and post-operative management. The PA collaborates closely with faculty surgeons and physicians to ensure integrated and effective patient care, while also participating in educational and mentoring activities within the team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily inpatient rounding by taking patient history, conducting physical exams, and reviewing laboratory and diagnostic data.
• Conduct medication reconciliation and perform procedures as appropriate.
• Contribute to daily multidisciplinary rounds with a specific surgical perspective.
• Mentor and educate other team members actively.
• Perform inpatient consultations and admissions under the direction of the collaborating physician.
• Document all patient encounters through computerized progress notes and other required documentation.
• Evaluate and treat patients with acute, chronic, and surgical concerns.
• Order and interpret relevant laboratory and radiologic tests.
• Develop treatment plans and address the pharmacologic needs of patients.
• Perform pre-operative patient evaluations and medical optimization.
• Manage post-operative patients in ICU and on the floor.
• Coordinate information flow among medical, nursing, and financial personnel.
• Facilitate BLS/ACLS measures as necessary.
• Provide patient education and counseling regarding health status and discharge planning.
• Assess clinical factors and coordinate care for transplant patients.
• Perform first and second surgical assist duties in the OR setting.
• Participate in clinical research and regulatory-related data collection.
• Attend transplant team meetings and communicate effectively with the team.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited physician assistant program.
• Minimum of two years post-graduation clinical experience or one year of post-graduate surgical residency training experience.
• Minimum of one year of cardiothoracic specialty specific experience.
• Pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative surgical patient care experience.
• Critical care experience.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
• Physician Assistant State of Florida license.
• National Commission Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA) Certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Teaching/preceptor experience.
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification (CTS CAQ).
• Fellow of the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery (FAPACVS).
• Cardiac Surgical Unit Advanced Life Support Certification (CSU ALS).
• Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) by the American Board of Transplant Certification (ABTC).

Benefits

• Rollover PDO with service year increases in accrual.
• Comprehensive benefits package including tuition reimbursement and matching 403b plan.
• Company paid initial sets of scrubs for patient-facing positions.
• Company discount programs.