Surgery - General Physician Assistant

Description

Specialization : Surgery Acute Care

Job Summary :

Grand Strand Medical Center is seeking a skilled and dedicated Advanced Care Practitioner to join our Acute Care Surgical Service Line. This position involves providing high-level care in various critical environments, including the Trauma Floor, Trauma Resuscitation Bays, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), and in the management of Emergency General Surgery. The role requires a collaborative approach to patient management, working alongside a dynamic team of healthcare professionals.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide advanced care to patients in acute surgical settings, including Trauma Floor, Trauma Resuscitation Unit, SICU, and Emergency General Surgery.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, and manage acute and complex patients.
• Perform essential procedures such as central line insertions, chest tube placements, arterial line insertion, and bronchoscopies.
• Collaborate with attending surgeons, residents, nurses, and other multidisciplinary team members to provide optimal patient care.
• Participate in trauma resuscitation and emergency interventions as needed.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and competencies in acute care and trauma protocols.
• Document patient progress notes, order appropriate diagnostic tests, and interpret results to aid in treatment planning.
• Participate in patient and family education, ensuring clear communication and support throughout the care process.
• Engage in continuous professional development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Willingness to serve in a teaching capacity to PA and NP Advance Care Provider students rotating from local universities
• Training advanced care practitioners in assisting robotic surgeries to ensure proficiency; detailed understanding of responsibility lesion robotic procedures, such as assisting with patient positioning, docking and undocking the robot, and instrument exchange; importance of team working communication to ensure patient safety

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About Grand Strand Medical Center :

Located in Myrtle Beach, in the heart of the "Grand Strand," the 60-mile stretch of coastline is considered one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the US. The area has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top retirement and tourist destinations (more than 20 million visitors a year) in the country. The community is comprised of a myriad of unique neighborhoods that include easy access to golf, the ocean, shopping and entertainment, national caliber live music venues, a local symphony, nationally recognized Botanical Garden (Brookgreen Gardens), minor league baseball, water parks, outlet shopping, international airport, fishing, boating and 1,800+ full service restaurants.