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Practice medicine under the direction of physicians and/or surgeons that helps with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments, and consultations.

Location: 62 Columbia Street, Orlando, FL 32806

Essential Functions

• Assists in providing care for patients receiving radiation treatments; writes appropriate orders, including those for perioperative orders, narcotics, stimulants, and depressant drugs.
• Performs emergency life-saving procedures in cases such cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, massive hemorrhage, or similar catastrophe.
• Performs daily rounds independently or with attending physicians and/or students. Daily tasks to include:
  
  • Perform detailed H & P examinations and document inpatient H & P, and discharge summaries in the medical record. (Must be reviewed and countersigned by supervising medical staff member within 24 hours and may not be substituted
    for physician H & P).
  • Initiate appropriate actions to facilitate implementation of therapeutic plans, consistent with healthcare needs of the patient
  • Performs examination for follow-ups and patients receiving radiation treatments.
  • Review medical records of patients of the supervising medical staff member.
  • Routine patient rounds to monitor and evaluate clinical status; change in status to be reported to supervising medical staff member for management (may not be substituted for physician rounds).
  • Notifies attending physician about unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.
  • Dispense/prescribe medication, as authorized by supervising medical staff member.
  • Issue oral and written orders on behalf of the supervising medical staff member, to be reviewed and countersigned by the supervising medical staff member within 24 hours.
  • Write or dictate reports and progress notes appropriately in the medical record
  • Scrub with supervising surgeon in operating room.
  • Remove catheters, drains, sutures, and staples.
  • Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area).
  • Assist physician with special diagnostic procedures and follows the medical staff policies on supervision for the procedure
  • Perform advanced cardiac life support. In a medical emergency, the Physician Assistant will act on behalf of the supervising medical staff member to maintain life support until a licensed physician arrives to manage the patient.
  • Perform patient education.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Acts as a role model and resource person for staff.
• Participates in review and revision of policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates compliance with standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Establishes relationships with professionals of other health-related groups within the community.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.

Education/Training
Graduate of accredited physician assistant program.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintain current physician assistant licensure in State of Florida.
• Maintain current BLS/healthcare certifications

Experience
None