Physician Assistant - Orthopedics - West Locations

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Position Summary

We are seeking a Physician Assistant to join our team at the University Hospitals Center for Orthopedics. This position requires travel between locations on the Westside of Cleveland to include Amherst, Elyria, North Olmsted, Sheffield and Westlake. This is a full-time, day shift position; Monday through Friday, with 3 days in clinic and 2 days in the OR. Experienced Orthopedic PA or similar surgery background strongly preferred.

Essential Functions

• Initiates and maintains positive relationships w / pts / customers (10%)
• Initiates and maintains positive relationships w / co-workers (10%)
• Takes responsibility for self-development and supports a learning environment (10%)
• Displays commitment to the mission of the hospital and its values (10%)
• Performs patient assessment and assigns diagnosis based on recorded assessment data and current scientific and current research (20%)
• Establishes plan of care and implements interventions in accordance w / carepaths, protocols, and standards of care and current research (15%)
• Collaborates w / other health care providers in an interdisciplinary approach to provide care to the patient and family (5%)
• Contributes to the educational development of staff, patients, family and self (5%)
• Demonstrates progressive leadership and effective management (5%)
• Provides education through role modeling and in-services to meet identified learning needs and to promote professionalism (5%)
• Advances own professional development through self-directed learning, continuing education and participation in peer review (5%)

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