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Job Summary Provides assistant surgical services in the operating room as well as other selected medical services under the direction of Cardiothoracic surgeons. Accountabilities Provides general surgical assistant services in operating room. Harvests veins in OR.
Removes chest tubes and pacing wires. Closes thoracic incisions. Removes intra aortic baloon pumps.
Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence, and required paperwork for purposes of documenting care and billing. Participates in physician educational programs provided by employer relative to capitated medicine and implications relative to physician practice patterns. Participates in: Establishment of quality assurance programs Establishment of Utilization management programs Selection of management information systems Development of patient education surveys Development of patient satisfaction surveys Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.
Assists in post-operative care of patients including daily rounds and wound assessments. Supervisory/Management Responsibility This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. Minimum Requirements Completion of a Physician Assistant Program or Program Certificate equivalent 1 year of Cardiothoracic clinical experience Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses South Carolina Physician Assistant License - C039 Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license, Prescriptive Authority for South Carolina In Lieu Of The Above Minimum Requirements Completion of Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program or approved Surgical Physician Assistant graduate program Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020 are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements.
In addition, team members must be certification eligible and will have one year to obtain required certification. Work Shift Day Location 8 Medical Park Rd Richland Facility Surgical 8 Med Park 400 Department Surgical 8 Med Park 400-Practice Operations Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve.
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