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Locums PA Hospitalist Need
Farmington, Connecticut
Integrity Locums
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Coverage Needed
June 28 - September 26, 2024
Possible extension
Schedule
6:00pm - 6:30am
Rotating, weekends, and holidays with call
Clinical Details
Provide coverage for inpatient floors and consult patients for specialties of General surgery, Vascular, Plastics, Trauma, Thoracic, etc
Take consults in ED
Provides a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services including initial assessment and ongoing medical care
Works with considerable independence as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team
Takes medical histories, examines and treats patients/offenders, orders and interprets laboratory tests and x-rays; formulating diagnoses and treatment plans and prescribing medications and monitoring responses to medications and adjusting accordingly
Documents and records progress notes and notifies attending physician of significant problems
Performs medical rounds to observe and document pertinent progress of hospitalized patients/offenders
Orders referrals to specialists as necessary
Responds to emergency situations
Counsels and instructs patients/offenders in preventive care and health issues such as effects of nutrition, exercise and prescribed treatments
Performs minor surgical procedures
Educates patients/offenders, and guardians regarding disease process
Communicates to agency health care staff and community providers change in patient/ offender well-being, treatment plan, medication side effects, and appropriateness of daily activities
Requirements
Need experience with I&D, chest tubes and wound care
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program
Current unencumbered Physician Assistant License in the state of CT
Must obtain prior to start of employment
NCCPA Certification
ACLS - Preferred
DEA - Preferred
Two or more years of work experience as a Physician Assistant in General Surgery as part of patient population mix
Required skills/knowledge: Considerable knowledge of anatomy and physiology, knowledge of different disciplines and disease states, knowledge of medication and their interactions and reactions, physical assessment skills, counseling skills, ability to perform invasive procedures, ability to work independently. ability to formulate plans of care
EMR
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Date Posted: 01 May 2024
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