Advanced Practice Provider - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Procedural

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated APP to join our team within the Department of Otolaryngology. This role provides an excellent balance of inpatient consult care and outpatient and procedural clinic responsibilities. The PA will help coordinate the inpatient consult service, participate in daily rounds, and manage new and followup consults, while also supporting and independently operating in high volume ENT procedural clinics primarily for post ED and post surgery complex patients.

This position is ideal for a PA who thrives in a fastpaced, environment, values multidisciplinary collaboration, and enjoys performing a wide range of ENT procedures.

The Physician Assistant job provides medical and/or surgical care and treatment to a specific patient population under the supervision of physician(s). This job provides diagnostic, therapeutic and/or preventive healthcare service, as delegated by a physician. This job may perform any or all of the following: histories and physicals; order and interpret tests; make preliminary diagnosis; treat injuries/illness; assist with surgical procedures;

counsel patient and/or prescribe medication and those invasive procedures defined by the Virginia Board of Medicine.

The Physician Assistant job works collaboratively with the medical team to deliver organized, timely, cost effective and quality patient care. This role may supervise support staff. The Physician Assistant will provide patient care under defined departmental and state approved scope of practice and under the supervision of an attending physician(s). The level of supervision will be commensurate with the complexity of the patient's condition and as approved by the Board of Medicine.

These protocols are acknowledged by the Physician Assistant and all of the supervising physicians.

Demonstrates mastery of treatment and patient care of specialty population served.

Demonstrates expert knowledge to coordinate patient care across the continuum of services through the patient's trajectory of illness.

Assesses the health status of individuals through health histories, by performing physical examination, initiating screening, ordering or performing diagnostic tests, providing direct patient care, assisting with surgical procedure, therapeutic intervention, prescribing medication and/or counseling patients to a specified patient population.

Initiates emergency procedures as needed.

Practices safety, environmental and/or infection control methods.

Makes rounds with the attending physicians as necessary.

Supervises and/or coordinates the activities of patient care and support staff within assigned area.

Documents all pertinent information and data in the patient's medical record. Interpreting information obtained from history and physical and develops a treatment plan.

Formulates and prioritizes appropriate short-term and long-term therapeutic plans when indicated.

Incorporates in the plan of care the physical, spiritual, cultural and psychosocial aspects of patients and families to promote optimum levels of health.

Explores strategies to decrease length of stay and resource consumption within specialty area.

Establishes priorities to meet the health needs of the individual, family or community.

Maintains effective communications about patient care with all members of the health care team to assure care is coordinated.

Assists with the coordination of care between primary and specialty health care services when needed.

Functions as a consultant to other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team regarding routine and unusual therapeutic interventions.

Serves as a…