Physician Assistant Middletown, CT

Middlesex Orthopedic & Spine Associates (MOSA) has an exceptional opportunity for a full-time Physician Assistant to join its Middletown team. This well-regarded practice is committed to superior clinical outcomes and provides a highly collegial and supportive work environment. Robust compensation and benefits package offered including 5 weeks PTO and continuing education allowance.

Highlights:

• Perform comprehensive and problem focused history and physical exams interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Interpret and correlate subjective and objective data to formulate a differential diagnose and establish a working diagnosis. Formulate a treatment plan for Orthopaedic problems within scope of practice. Implement therapeutic intervention for specific conditions when appropriate. Exercise judgment on problems requiring consultation referral or evaluation by the supervising Orthopedic surgeon or other health care professionals.
• Order collect and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures and studies including but not limited to blood and tissue specimens. Order or perform diagnostic studies such as but not limited to EMG electrocardiogram compartment pressure measurements and x-ray examinations including special x-ray examinations CT MRI and bone scans etc.
• Perform procedures such as but not limited to digital blocks wound closure wound management wound debridement incision and drainage needle biopsy k-wire removal and hardware removal.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including but not limited to joint and bursa aspirations closed reduction of fractures and dislocations injections of joints tendons trigger points and bursa as well as brace cast and splint applications.
• Assist in surgery to include but not limited to first assist deep and superficial tissue closures application of appliances and any other action delegated by the surgeon. Conduct hospital rounds write orders and take call for the Orthopaedic surgeon. Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients dictate discharge summaries histories and physicals.

• Order prescribe dispense and administer medication orthosis orthotics braces and other orthopaedic devices as may be allowed by state legislation.
• Complete daily tasks and patient messages while providing appropriate and direct patient care to allow a positive patient experience. Provide education to patients and their caregivers to allow positive outcomes.
• Collaborate with other Midlevels Physicians and Consulting Specialists to provide thorough patient care.

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Requirements:

• Graduate of accredited PA program
• NCCPA certified
• Current Connecticut State license (or pending approval)
• Orthopedic experience preferred but not required.

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