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Posted:
July 5, 2019
Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Salary:
Open
Discipline:
General Nursing
Description

VMG Physician Assistant - Orthopedics

1904147

JOB SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the Physician Assistant (PA) is to provide direct
diagnostic and therapeutic patient care in the department of Orthopaedic
Oncology. Job duties include patient care and surgical management of
Orthopaedic oncology patient.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Assesses, plans, and provides patient care under the supervision of a physician.

    • Examines patients, preforms comprehensive physical examinations.

    • Complies patient medical date, including health history and results of physical examination.

    • Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals

    • Performs a variety of tasks

    • A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required

    • Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.

    • Implements and modifies plan of care

    • Manages further diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.

    • Communication and Collaboration

    • Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team .

    • Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice Physician Assistants.

    • Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.

    • Actively participates in Grand Rounds, APN council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, M&M presentations.

    • Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Minimum Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) (Required)

< 1 year experience. 12 months of physician assistant experience preferred

Certified Physician Assistant (Required)

Prefer National Specialty Board Certification, TN license through Board of Medical Examiners Committee on Physician Assistants, Eligible for DEA

Position Shift:

8am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Click Here To View The VUMC Promise of Discovery

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.


VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 9 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training

* Truven Health Analytics: among the top 100 hospitals in the US

* Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"

* The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score

* National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12 faculty members elected fellows in 2014

* Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee

* Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer

* American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US


*CA


Internal Number: 1904147
About Vanderbilt Health
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2015. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly 2 million patients during this same period.Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals as among the nation’s best with 18 nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.As th...e largest employer in middle Tennessee, we welcome those who are interested in ongoing development in a caring, culturally sensitive and professional atmosphere. Most of us spend so much of our lives at work, we want to be part of maintaining a workplace in which people support one another and encourage reaching for excellence. Many high-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt because of the professional growth they experience and because of their appreciation of Vanderbilt’s benefits, public events and discussions, athletic opportunities, beautiful setting and, above all, sense of community and purpose.Vanderbilt and its employees share a set of mutual expectations that have been created with productivity, legality, fairness and safety always in mind. We believe that our investment in training and compensating employees multiplies in value when we enable individuals to deliver their best performance for the benefit of us all.
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