Advanced Practice Provider - Orthopedics (Full Time, Days) - Palm Beach County

Job Summary

The Orthopedic Physician Assistant (PA) plays a vital role in the healthcare team focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of the pediatric patient with musculoskeletal conditions. Key responsibilities of the Orthopedic Physician Assistant include conducting patient evaluations, developing treatment plans, patient education, and providing guidance on rehabilitation and preventive care. Other duties include the ability to ascertain a thorough patient history and physical examination, order and interpret radiological and laboratory tests, prescribe medication, order and carry out therapy and management plans, document patient care services within the EMR, and perform procedures within scope of practice and demonstrated competency. The Orthopedic Physician Assistant will report to the Orthopedic APP Manager.

Job Specific Duties

• Contributes to Physician's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary in pertinent deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; and implementing physician directives.
• Counsels and educates patients and their families.
• Creates and sustains a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients.
• Differentiates between the normal and the abnormal in anatomic, physiological, laboratory findings and other diagnostic data.
• Initiates emergency resuscitation and stabilization as necessary and complies with hospital safety regulations and infection control.
• Manages general medical and surgical conditions to include understanding the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions and adverse reactions of pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities.
• Orders, alters, or adjusts controlled and non- controlled medications for in hospital patients.
• Participates in performance improvement activities, quality of care initiatives and research of special projects.
• Performs procedures as identified in delineation of privileges.
• Prescribes non-controlled medication for patients.

*This list is not all inclusive.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

• Master's Degree of an approved program leading to eligibility for licensure as a Physician Assistant
• Physician Assistant Licensure issued by the State of Florida - maintain active and in good standing
• Certification by The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) - maintain active and in good standing
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• Level II Background Check

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, and co-workers.
• Able to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Able to problem solve and formulate a plan of care to evaluate the patient's response to care.
• Able to interpret, adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.

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For more than 75 years, Nicklaus Children’s Health System has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. Nicklaus Children’s provides pediatric care across a growing network of hospital and community-based partnerships, including within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center, select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units, as well as at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Fort Lauderdale and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Coral Springs, each located on the campuses of Broward Health. The hospitals and their network of more than 35 outpatient locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin and Palm Beach counties. The 474-bed system is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children’s also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with more than 40 pediatric specialties and an ambulatory surgery center.

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