Orthopedics Physician Assistant

Job Quick Facts


• Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery-NP/PA

• Job Type: W2 Contract

• Location: Stockton, CA

• Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient

• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental

• Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing

• Coverage Type: Clinical + call

• Shift Schedule: 5 days/week; 730a to 530p

• Call Schedule: TBD

• Ave. Callback Hrs Worked: 4 hrs

• No. of Surgeries: 5 Ortho surgeries per day

• No. of OR Cases: 3-4 per day

• Patient Volume: Ave. 346 cases per month
- 85 of that are ortho

• Support Staff Available: Yes; TBD

• Physicians in Practice: 6 ortho (including hand & feet), 3 gyn & 1 general if needed (when 0 ortho cases)

• Other APPs in Practice: None

• Case Mix: ORIFs, open and robotic assisted total joints (knee, hip, shoulder), arthroscopies (knee, shoulder and ankle), IM nailing, DHS, external fixation, amputation.

• Duties:
- Surgical assistance for orthopedics including closing and rounding on post op patients as needed.
- Could assist with other specialties if there are no ortho cases.
- The surgical assistance will be mainly for elective cases but there could be add-on cases that have come through the ED.
- PA can follow-up on patients, however, it is the physicians responsibility to assess patients and sign off on documentation.

• Required Procedures:
- All orthopedic procedures including ORIFs, total joints (knees, hips and shoulders). Also, acetabular fractures required.

• EMR: Cerner and PACS (eMedPortal)

• Other Info:
- No trauma since we are not a designated trauma center.

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:

• Active CA License

• BC

• Local/No flights (highly preferred)