General Physician Assistant-ELM

Under the direct supervision of a physician provides diagnostic therapeutic and preventive health care are seeking a skilled and motivated Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department. The PA-C will provide direct patient care assist in surgical procedures support departmental operations participate in clinical research and collaborate with residents and students to support their education and training.

Clinical & Surgical Care

• Carry the OMS service pager and respond promptly to inpatient and emergency department consultations.
• Perform comprehensive pre-operative evaluations including medical risk stratification and surgical planning; gather appropriate data; manage OR booking and working with scheduling and finance if necessary.
• Assist in complex oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures (trauma orthognathic surgery pathology TMJ dentoalveolar surgery)
• Manage post-operative care including inpatient rounding discharge planning complication recognition and follow-up coordination.
• Independently manage outpatient clinics (post op and surgical consultation) under supervising surgeon guidance to optimize surgical throughput
• Carry the OMS service pager and respond promptly to inpatient and emergency department consultations.
• Evaluate and triage emergency room and inpatient OMS patients including trauma infection and acute surgical conditions.
• Place and manage orders follow up on laboratory and imaging results and coordinate care across services.
• Perform bedside procedures within scope including laceration repair and incision and drainage.

Surgical Evaluation & Perioperative Management

• Evaluate all surgical consults in collaboration with the chief resident and/or attending surgeon.
• Conduct comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative assessments for a high-volume OMS practice.
• Independently evaluate all surgical follow-up patients ensuring continuity of care and early identification of complications.
• Manage inpatient rounding discharge planning and outpatient surgical follow-up to optimize outcomes and efficiency
• Optimize patient flow and operative scheduling to maximize surgical capacity

Practice Growth & Efficiency

• Book all surgical cases completing required documentation consent coordination and pre-operative paperwork
• Actively follow up with operating room scheduling and hospital financial services to ensure surgical clearance and minimize delays or cancellations
• Organize and follow up with community and external referrals to ensure timely scheduling of surgical cases.
• Serve as a key liaison between referring providers patients and the OMS surgical team.
• Ensure high-quality consultation documentation that reinforces trust and continuity with referring providers.

Research & Academic Contributions

• Work directly with the department director on clinical research projects.
• Actively participate in clinical research projects including data collection IRB submissions manuscript preparation and presentations.
• Assist in maintaining clinical databases for trauma pathology sleep apnea and surgical outcomes.

-Bachelors/Masters is PA program

-1 year experience

-NYS PA License/Registration

-NCCPA

-DEA

-ACLS/BLS

-Infection Control

-Intermediate level of MS Office Suite

-Must have relevant competence in area of clinical practice assigned

-Evidence of ability to maintain interpersonal relationships communicate appropriately to others and work effectively and efficiently to solve problems

-Demonstrates the ability to work in a team displaying effective communication and critical thinking

-Ability to read write understand and speak English in a clear and concise manner

-Visual physical auditory and cognitive ability to assess patient status

-Physical and mental health necessary to care for acutely ill patients with a broad variety of diagnoses and behaviors on a daily basis

-Ability to walk stand lift stoop push and respond quickly in a variety of situations and for an extended period of time

-Ability to use basic data entry retrieval systems and the electronic medical recorddocumentation system in a proficient manner