Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistant

Cardiac Surgery at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center has been ranked #1 in the state of Massachusetts. Responsibilities for the Physician Assistant joining the team include assessing, implementing, evaluating, and coordinating health care to patients in an office setting and at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center and includes some first call responsibility.

Responsibilities in the office include:

• Perform consults on new and established patients.
• Functions independently and collaboratively to perform history and physical for acute, critical patients.
• Performing diagnostic tests and screening evaluations.
• Help to organize clinical protocols for the practice
• Prescribing medications.
• Reviewing diagnostic results
• Responding to patient inquiries
• Office procedures commensurate with experience and comfort

Responsibilities in the Hospital include:

The PA will perform detailed histories and physical exams, review patients medical records, order laboratories studies, radiological and diagnostic studies. Record appropriate and accurate daily progress notes. The PA will provide patients and families with pre-operative and other pertinent education. They will answer questions regarding surgery, recovery and risk factor modification, procedures. The PA will arrange for hospital admission and discharge at the direction of the supervising physician. In addition, the PA will:

• Provide assistance in the operating room
• Independently perform routine CT procedures on the floors and in the emergency room commensurate with experience and comfort level.
• Responsible for providing firstcall coverage from home on a basis to be determined by supervising physician.
• Daily physical assessment and daily rounding on all urology patients.
• Consult with the supervising physician regarding physical findings and course of treatment.
• Order appropriate medications as determined by the supervising physician or designee.
• Order diagnostic tests per as determined by the supervising physician or designee.
• Initiate consultations to other services, authorized by the supervising physician or designee.
• Accountable for maintaining the confidentiality of all Steward Medical Group and patient related information.
• Abide by all Steward Medical Group policies & procedures.
• Conduct other duties as assigned by the supervising physician.

Qualifications:

• MA license to practice as a Physician Assistant
• DEA / MA Control Substance licensure
• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program. Cardiac experience in a surgical program preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification

About Steward Health Care
Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.


As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.



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