Physician Assistant

This Physician Assistant role will float to various Summit teams and locations to provide support throughout the organization in various settings (Clinic, Orthopedic Urgent Care, ASC's, Hospital).

Requirements

• Perform surgical exposure, surgical dissections, layer closure of wounds, etc.
• Triage patient calls and evaluates patient problems
• Prepare patient for surgery, including positioning, skin preparation, administration of local anesthetic and equipment preparation
• Conducts physical exams, taking medical history, image interpretation and patient evaluation/care
• Consults with physician as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA's scope of work
• Orders diagnostic tests and scans and prescribes medications
• Administer injections, participate in suture and dressing removal and manage simple fracture management/cast application and removal
• Counsels patient/family on preventive health care, including pre- and post- operative education
• Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, paid time off and 401(k)/profit sharing retirement plan