Physician Assistant - Surgical under the direction of physician, performs first assistant surgical duties, including tissue retraction and suturing. Completes pre-op tasks including physical examinations and recording health history. Being a Physician Assistant - Surgical orders appropriate laboratory and radiographic tests. Participates in daily patient rounds, writes progress notes, conducts patient education, writes prescriptions, and prepares discharge summaries Requires completion of the PANCE exam administered by National Commission of the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Additionally, Physician Assistant - Surgical requires a master's degree of Health Sciences for Physician Assistants or related. Typically reports to a physician. Requires Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C). Requires State license to practice. Physician Assistant - Surgical's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Full-Time/40 Hours (Day Shift)
Middlesex Health
Based in Middletown, Connecticut, Middlesex Health , a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network , includes Middlesex Hospital, a not-for-profit magnet hospital with 275 beds, and two Middlesex Health Cancer Center locations. It also features three emergency departments and two urgent care centers, along with many other programs and services. Middlesex Health’s network of primary care physicians, medical and surgical specialists, and other employees work to meet the needs of the Middlesex County and Connecticut shoreline communities.
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Benefits of Working at Middlesex Health:
When you choose Middlesex Health to further your career, you have chosen a health care system that strives for excellence in patient care as well as employee satisfaction. In fact, we firmly believe they go hand-in-hand.
Middlesex Health is committed to offering employees a comprehensive, competitive and affordable benefit package. We also continuously seek to improve and expand the benefits available to our employees. In addition to our paid time off, some of these benefits include:
Tuition and continuing education assistance:Middlesex Health provides financial support for training and education.
Retirement plan:The Middlesex Health Retirement Savings & Investment Plan allows eligible employees to make voluntary, pre-tax contributions and receive limited matching contributions from the health system every pay period, along with an automatic core contribution from the health system each year.
Student Loan Relief Program: Middlesex Health offers a voluntary Loan Relief™ benefit from Fiducius that can help you better manage your student loan.
Summary:
The primary function of the advanced practice provider (APP) in Surgical Alliance is to provide care to and management of general surgery patients, including perioperative surgical care, under the clinical supervision of the Surgical Alliance Attending Medical Staff. He/she will work collaboratively with the physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants (MAs), and front-desk staff to support the outpatient general surgery population within Surgical Alliance.
Minimum qualifications for APRN:
MSN, Graduate of Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree Program
Current BLS Certification
2 years clinical experience, preferably in a surgical field
Obtain and maintain privileges at Middlesex Health
Minimum qualifications for Physician Assistant:
Physician Assistant certification
Current BLS Certification
2 years clinical experience, preferably in a surgical field
Preferred Qualifications:
2 years clinical experience, preferably in a surgical field
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