About this opportunity
ChristianaCare lists this Family Practice/Primary Care Physician Assistant opportunity in newark, Delaware. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
ChristianaCare is now accepting candidates for a Physician Assistant to join the inpatient OBGYN Physician Assistants Group as part of OB/GYN Services.
Full-Time Day/Evening position, 10 Hour Days
Weekend Rounding and Call Requirement
Provides services at Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, DE and Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE.
As a not-for-profit health system, ChristianaCare's mission is one of service. Our belief is that the key to providing truly great healthcare is to partner with patients and their families, building a system of care that is effective, affordable and valuable to everyone who is touched by it. In addition, ChristianaCare truly values the relationship between physicians, staff and the community, and relies on strong physician engagement at every level. The ChristianaCare Way is the organization's promise to their patients & community: "We serve our neighbors as respectful, expert, caring partners in health. We do this by creating innovative, effective, affordable systems of care that our neighbors value."
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Admit patients on behalf of the supervising physician
Complete history and physicals
Developing treatment plans
Making rounds at the direction of the supervising physician
Recording of progress notes
Ordering, assessing and interpreting diagnostic tests, and therapeutic modalities, such as medications, treatments and examinations
Initiating referral to appropriate physician or other healthcare professional
Instructing, educating, and counseling patients and families concerning health status, test results, disease process, and discharge planning
Discharge planning
Obtaining consents for procedures for which privileges are held
Core duties may include but are not limited to: IV placement, blood draws, injections, dressing changes, OB and GYN procedures, wound closures, removal of sutures, debridement of wound infections, removal of foreign bodies
Procedures may include but not limited to: Biopsy (cervical, endometrial, skin, vaginal, vulvar), cystoscopy, Pelvic floor training, pessary insertion and removal, Provider performed microscopy (urine, KOH, Wet Prep), AROM, BPP, Circumcision of Newborn, colposcopy, Fetal Scalp Electrode Placement, Hysterosalpingogram, Insertion of Foley bulb for induction, insertion and removal of subdermal contraception, IUD placement, Intrauterine Pressure Catheter Placement, Ultrasound
Surgery first and second assist in the operating room including but not limited to Davinci robotics, laparoscopic, and open procedures as well as cesarean sections.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Licensure or license eligible for Delaware
NCCPA Certification
BLS, ACLS, NRP, OBIS training for EFM, US in OB/GYN
Who can apply
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