Physician Assistant Hip Preservation

Seeking a Physician Assistant with a strong interest in hip preservation to join our orthopedic team. This role works closely with an orthopedic surgeon providing comprehensive care to patients from infancy through young adulthood. Responsibilities include inpatient management outpatient clinic support and participation in operative care.

This PA will work directly with Dr. Allison Dittmer to further the work of the Hip Preservation Subspeciality. The provider will have independent clinics inpatient rounding as well as be a first assist in the OR with Dr. Dittmer.

Purpose of Position:

The Hip Preservation PAC provides familycentered care for patients with acute and chronic hip conditions offering healthmaintenance guidance diseaseprevention support andassistancenavigating the care system. This role iswellsuitedfor a clinician interested in musculoskeletal medicine athletics and caring for adolescents and young adults with hip pathology.

Working closely with the attending hip preservation surgeon and multidisciplinary team the PAC supports ahigh volumepractice serving patients from infancy through adulthood with emphasis on teenage athletes. Responsibilities include assessing and managing hip injuries and conditions; performing procedures; ordering and interpreting diagnostics; prescribing treatments; and developing care plans across inpatient outpatient and surgical settings.

The position offers a balanced mix of operating roomassistance independent clinical practice and coordination of care pathways. The PAC collaborates with Gillette physicians andmultidisciplinaryteamto strengthen hip preservation services and deliver highqualitymissionalignedpatient care.

Compensation and Benefits:

The annual salary range for this opportunity is $113880 to $170830 with a median salary of $142355. Pay is dependent on several factors including relevant work experience and internal equity. Salary is just one component of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package including a retirement saving match tuition and certification reimbursement paid time off and health and wellness benefits for .5 FTE and above.

Core Responsibilities and Duties:

Clinical Care Outpatient

• Independently evaluate new patients presenting with hip pain including history-taking physical examinationorderingand interpreting imaging and formulating preliminary assessments and treatment plans.
• Conduct postoperativefollow-upvisits andmonitorpatient recovery including wound checks rehabilitation guidance and reassessment of symptoms.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care for adolescent athletes including coordination with physical therapy athletic trainers radiology and sports medicine colleagues.
• Manage ongoing clinical needs such as medication renewals bracing needs durable medical equipment and patient communication through the electronic medical record.

Surgical Assistance Operating Room

• Assistthe attending surgeon in the operating room for hip arthroscopy periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) open hip procedures and related hip preservation surgeries.
• Provide perioperative patient care including preop evaluation postop rounding pain management and discharge planning.

Inpatient Care & Care Coordination

• Co-manage postoperative inpatients following major hip preservation procedures which may include rounding with orthopedicsurgeon progress notes coordination with nursing/therapy and patient/family education.
• Facilitate smooth transitions of careâbetween inpatient and outpatient settings.

Practice Management & Workflow Support

• Supportefficientdaily flow of a busy hip preservation practice including triaging patient messages reviewing imaging coordinating care plans andoptimizingclinic throughput.
• Collaborate with schedulers and clinical staff to manage high-volumeclinicand surgical schedules.
• Participate in quality improvement clinical protocols and education initiatives within the practice.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant programby the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Current PA certification and state licensure (or eligibility).
• BLS/ACLScertification.
• Strong clinical assessment anddecisionmakingskills.
• Excellent communication abilities particularly with adolescents and families.
• Successfully pass the written generalist examinationevery10yearsperNCCPAguidelines.

Preferred

• Experience in orthopedic surgery sports medicine or musculoskeletal care.
• PA Fellowship
• Interest or background in athletics adolescent sports injury or hip biomechanics.
• Experience interpreting radiographs CT and MRI related to hip pathology or interest inâ
• Comfort working in afastpaced high-volume clinical environment.

KnowledgeSkillsand Abilities

• Demonstrates skill in interpersonal communication organizational and leadership skills
• Demonstrates competence in working with infants children and adolescents youngadultsand their families
• Ability to function independently
• Ability to drive to multiple locations

At Gillette Childrens we foster a culture where every team member feels a sense of belonging and purpose. We are dedicated to building an environment where all feel welcomed respected and supported. Our values are embedded at the heart of our culture. We act first from love embrace the bigger picture and work side-by-side with our patientsfamilies and colleagues to help every child create their own story. Together we work to ensure patients of all backgrounds and abilities reach their full potential.

Gillette Childrens is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of an individuals race color creed sex religion national origin age disability marital status familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance sexual orientation or gender identity military status or any other class protected by federal state or local laws.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC