Prisma Health - Greenville, SC
posted 16 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Greenville, SC
Hospitals
About the position
The position involves providing assistant surgical services in the operating room as well as other selected medical services under the direction of the surgeon. The role is crucial in ensuring that surgical procedures are conducted smoothly and efficiently, contributing to the overall patient care experience.
Responsibilities
- Provides general surgical assistant services in operating room.
- Assists surgeon with prepping and until completion of procedure.
- Removes drains, tubes and catheters.
- Closes incisions.
- Assists with patient office visits and assumes call when assigned.
- Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and required paperwork for purposes of documenting care and billing.
- Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and implications relative to physician practice patterns.
- Participates in the establishment of quality assurance programs.
- Participates in the establishment of Utilization Management programs.
- Participates in the selection of management information systems.
- Participates in the development of patient education surveys.
- Participates in the development of patient satisfaction surveys.
- Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.
- Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.
- Assists in post-operative care of patients including daily rounds and wound assessments.
Requirements
- Physician Assistant Program or Program Certificate equivalent
- 1 year - Appropriate Clinical Experience
- NCCPA - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - C039
- Prescriptive Authority for South Carolina
- South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license
- Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Nice-to-haves
- Completion of Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program or approved Surgical Physician Assistant graduate program
