Physician Assistant, Ortho Joint Reconstruction Surgery

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant. The successful candidate will:

• Support the outpatient clinic operations for Joint Reconstruction Service physicians in a reliable, timely, and efficient manner.
• Institute in-house transfer and discharge orders, as well as consult requests.
• Attend weekly grand rounds and case presentations to build knowledge base.
• Appropriately position patients in the operating room for surgery.
• Assist residents on the service and in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery with processing paperwork and patient logistics.
• Compose clear, succinct, thorough, and appropriate clinic notes, utilizing templates where possible to improve efficiency.
• Arrive on time to clinic and stay until all necessary and reasonable tasks have been completed.
• Follow and anticipate attending physician instructions and expectations in the operating room, especially for common procedures.
• Continually seek to increase knowledge and understanding of the Orthopaedic joint reconstruction sub-specialty.
• Perform daily rounds on post-operative inpatients for the service and other inpatients for the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery as needed, and arrange consults when appropriate.
• Use macro templates in Health Bridge and Athena EHR systems.
• Create progress and discharge notes, where appropriate, for each p!3tient seen.
• Utilize knowledge of human anatomy and physiology to close wounds and appropriate structures in the operating room (OR).
• Effectively close wounds and place instrumentation in the OR.
• Perform other tasks for the department and practice as needed.
• Adhere to the hospital and medical group policies and procedures.
• Model the WE CARE values of the institution.