Surgery - General Physician Assistant

Shift: Night Description:

Practice Setting: Inpatient, daily rounding, new consults & admits

Average Number of Patients Per Day: 6-12

Documentation System/EMR: Epic

Trauma Level/Designation: Level 2 adult

(APP will not be working autonomously)

Supervising Physician Present During Assignment: Trauma attending surgeon assigned to each 24 hour shift, typically take call from home, but available within 15 minutes or via phone call.

Suturing Minor Lacerations

Responding to the ED for Trauma Alerts

Surgical Consultations

ER Admissions

Facilitating Discharges

House Codes - Rapid Response Team

Completion of FAST exams at the bedside, reporting off to oncoming APP, general surgery coverage 5p-7a on weekdays and for full 24 hours on weekends.

Patient Age Demographic: Treat/stabilize patients from birth to death. Approx. 5% ped, 35% adult, 60% geriatric Requirements:

ACLS

ATLS

BLS

Board Certified

DEA

PALS

State License Ohio

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