Physicians Assistant Gastroenterology

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Florida License
• •Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants
• •CPR Certification
• •Associate degree with PA license
• •Bachelor's degree in area of expertise
• •Prior PA experience
• •Maintain current licensure
• •Maintain current ACLS and BCLS certifications
• •Keep written evidence on file at all times
• •Attends a minimum of one specialty department lecture or conference per month
• •Provides evidence of CEU awards
• •Develops individual work goals annually
• •Evaluates status of work goals throughout the year
• •Reports on accomplishments of goals with next annual evaluation
• •Promotes and participates in hospital performance improvement activities
• •Participates in interdisciplinary teams
• •Analysis and implementation of team findings
• •Display ability to adjust to variable work schedule and patient volume
• •Accept and implement administrative medical changes and decisions as directed
• •Accept responsibility for own actions and decisions
• •Adhere to Mount Sinai Medical Center attendance policy
• •Utilize and organizes time between cases effectively
• •Demonstrates knowledge of anatomy and physiology as it relates to the surgical procedure and patient positioning
• •Utilizes instrumentation and equipment safely and correctly
• •Uses proper precautions when handling sharps and instrumentation
• •Wears eye protection when scrubbed at the surgical field
• •Assures maintenance of sterile field until dressings are applied, x-rays are taken, and/or patient is out of the OR
• •Maintains a dry surgical field with utilization of proper suctioning techniques and appropriate electrocautery
• •Demonstrates knowledge of proper care and handling of specialty instruments
• •Maintains a neutral zone when passing sharps on the sterile field
• •Under supervision of the surgeon, uses and demonstrates proper legation and cutting of vessels
• •Performs appropriate surgical scrub procedure according to policy
• •Demonstrates effective knot tying techniques
• •Demonstrates the ability to utilize sutures or staples correctly to approximate tissues
• •Alerts circulating nurse to any breaks in aseptic/sterile technique and initiates corrective action as needed
• •Inspects all sterile trays for indicative changes prior to placing on sterile field
• •Participates in insertion of catheters and/or lines
• •Draping and prepping of surgical patients as needed
• •Facilitate preoperative procedure
• •Assist with placement of invasive lines as needed
• •Assist attending surgeon as either a first or second assistant
• •Participate in teaching fundamental operating room techniques
• •Act as a consultant to operating room and house staff personnel concerning surgery protocols and patient care
• •Exhibit professional conduct in the provision of patient care
• •Maintain confidentiality of patient information
• •Work cooperatively with coworkers, physician and supervisor
• •Preliminary Assessment of patients
• •Obtain complete history and perform complete physical assessment on new patients
• •Review current status/complaints
• •Review results of primary tests evaluating status
• •Review results of tests completed since last visit and note changes

Desired Qualifications

• •Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants desired
• •Bachelor's degree in area of expertise preferred
• •Prior PA experience preferred