Ortho Rhode Island (ORI) has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Physician Assistant to join its dynamic and growing team. This role will provide clinical and surgical support to fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeons in a collaborative, high volume practice. The position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including five weeks of paid time off and a generous continuing education allowance.

Highlights:

• Serves as first surgical assistant for orthopedic procedures


• Handles hospital admissions and consultations 


• Performs inpatient rounds


• Conducts comprehensive evaluation and treatment of a full range of orthopedic injuries and conditions


• Orders and interprets test/lab studies including X-ray, MRI, CT scan, EMG/NCS bone scan, blood tests, urinalysis, wound cultures, and synovial fluid analysis


• Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA’s scope of work.


• Provides therapeutic treatments including oral medications, corticosteroid injections, applications of casts, splints, braces and prescribes physical and occupational therapies


• Performs minor office/emergency room procedures including fracture closed reduction, laceration repair, and I&D of abscess


• Provides patient and family education and instructions.


• Ensures strict adherence to patient confidentiality standards


• Documents patient encounters accurately and timely in the medical record


• Minimal call requirement


• Performs other duties as assigned


• Full-time position with a Monday through Friday schedule, including one remote day per week; hours may vary based on clinic and OR schedule

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