Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Job Title: Physician Assistant, PA-C

• Typical Schedule: varies
  
  
  

Job Type: Full Time

We always strive to make your experience at Nebraska Orthopaedic Center a friendly, comfortable, and positive one. We want you to feel you received the same high-quality care we would offer a member of your own family. At NOC, we strive to be your healing destination.

NOC is currently seeking a full-time Physician Assistant to work with one of our providers who specializes in sports injuries in addition to shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, and ankle problems.

Essential Duties: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Bring charts, x-rays, and templates to OR and return to the office.
• Review x-rays and check room for case specific instruments, supplies, and implants.
• Position patient on OR table.
• Apply tourniquet, compression stocking, and drape patient. Hold retractors, manipulate limbs, and cauterize vessels, sponge and suction wound as necessary.
• Skin closures.
• Apply dressings, splints, immobilizers, slings, as directed.
• Remove patient from OR table to stretcher for transport to recovery room.
• Expedite room turnover. Assist with cleaning and prep for the next case.
• Maintain privately owned instruments.
• Prepare for upcoming surgeries and facilitate assistance or communicate to back-office staff if none can be arranged.
• Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures as directed by the Supervising Physician.
• Order, collect, and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures, and studies.
• Conduct hospital rounds, write orders, and take calls for the orthopaedic surgeons.
• Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients, dictate discharge summaries, histories and physicals.
• Evaluate and screen emergency room patients.
• Provide sports team game coverage as needed.
• Order, prescribe, dispense and administer medication, orthosis, orthotics, braces and other orthopaedic devices as may be allowed by state legislation.
• Design, conduct and/or participate in research studies, manage databases, and perform quality assurance as directed by the supervising physician.
• As a member of the NOC team, you may be asked to assist whenever or wherever there is a need.
• Perform minor procedures such as wound care and joint injection as needed.
• Shares in the Call Schedule with the Physicians.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Orthopaedic solo or group practice experience preferred.
• Must have Nebraska state Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license.
  
  
  

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to prioritize and organize daily tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective written and oral communications.
• Ability to adapt and respond to multiple demands.
• Actively supports and incorporates mission into daily activities as outlined in the clinic statement.
• Demonstrates positive interactions with the public, fellow employees, physicians, and Administration, so that productivity and positive relations are maximized.
• Reports to work as scheduled, and on time, per clinic policy.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient related information.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures.
• This position requires you to be polite, team oriented, and maintain a positive attitude.
  
  
  

Our Values:

At Nebraska Orthopaedic Center, we understand that we have the opportunity to make a positive impact in people’s lives every day. We are dedicated to providing patients with the highest quality of personalized and efficient care. To obtain this goal we have put together a team of energetic, hard-working, and caring staff members who look forward to serving our patients.

EOE

• Schedules can vary depending on department needs.
  
  
  

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Free parking

Health insurance

License reimbursement

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance