Orthopedic Physician Assistant

Orthopedic Physician Assistant
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ, 86403
Job Description:

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At Lakeside Health, we strive to achieve patient satisfaction by providing the highest quality musculoskeletal care, being responsive to our patients' needs, and providing them with individualized, comprehensive care from the first visit through recovery. We highly value our Advanced Practice Providers and desire for all providers to practice at the very top of their licenses.

APPs are responsible for providing medical care as delegated by their supervising physician. Responsibilities will include running independent clinics, assisting a physician in the office, surgical center, and hospital setting, and performing emergency room and floor consultations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations
• Interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Interprets and correlates subjective and objective data to formulate a differential diagnosis and establish a working diagnosis
• Formulates a treatment plan for orthopaedic conditions within their scope of practice
• Implements therapeutic intervention for specific conditions when appropriate
• Exercises judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by the supervising orthopaedic surgeon or other health care professionals
• Orders, collects, and performs appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies, such as routine laboratory tests, EMG, electrocardiogram, and radiologic examinations, including arthrogram, ultrasound, CT, MRI, and bone scan.s
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as aspirations and injections of joints, bursas, and cysts.
• Performs closed reductions of fractures and dislocations
• Applies braces, casts, splints,t, and other orthopaedic appliances
• Assists in the surgical suite, including first assist, deep and superficial wound closure, application of internal devices, and any other procedures delegated by the supervising orthopaedic surgeon
• Conducts hospital rounds, writes orders, takes calls, and sees patients in the ED for the orthopaedic surgeon
• Evaluates and clarifies clinical conditions
• Formulates and implements treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized

Experience:

• Experience in orthopedics is preferred. Orthopedic experience in a current or previous professional role (e.g., medical scribe, MA) will also be considered. Particular interest in Orthopedics and Surgery is required.

Qualifications:

• Certified Physician Assistant