Physician / Connecticut / Locum or Permanent / Surgery PA Job

Central CT hospital needs another Surgical APP for the night shift of 5p-5a. Work 4 shifts on then 8 off and rotate. Responsibilities range from 1st assist, to pre / post op to ED consults. Hospital will provide a competitive salary with bonuses!

Job Function :

• Assist the Surgeon in the OR when there are surgical cases (specialties include General Surgery, Urology, Vascular, ENT, Plastic, daVinci robot - minimal ortho.)
• Pre-Op care of surgical patients - Pre-Op orders, H&P, etc.
• Post Care care of patients - Post Op Orders, Pain management, Medication management.
• Make rounds on all surgical patients, assessing patient condition and communicating with the on-call surgeons as needed.
• Sharing expertise with other members of the patient care team including Nursing, Pharmacy, Case Management, etc.
• ED consults when requested.