Job Summary
Job Description
This private multi-specialty practice, with numerous facilities throughout southeast Georgia, is seeking a board-certified Physician Assistant with experience in Orthopedics to join their practice.
About the Practice:
- Extremely Stable Busy Practice
- Physician In Market 18 Years
- Primarily Sports Ortho
- Team Physician for:
- NCAA Football
- Professional Soccer
- Baseball Academy
- 8 High Schools
- New 20,000 Sq. Foot Clinic
- Dedicated MA
- Full Clinic Support
- Six Patient Exam Rooms
- MRI, X-Ray, PT On Site
- Physical Therapy
- Provide OR Support
The Offer:
- Up to $180,000 Base Salary D.O.E.
- Sign on Bonus, Relocation Stipend
- Student Loan Assistance Considered
- PTO & CME
- Malpractice with Tail Coverage
Full Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Telemedicine
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Prescription Drug Program
- Critical Illness
- Disability Insurance (STD, LTD)
- Basic And Supplemental Life And AD&D Insurance
- Accident & Whole Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Legal And Identity Theft Protection Plan
General Summary:
Responsible for practicing medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physician–physician assistant (PA) relationship, PAs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. Clinic practice is primarily Sports Orthopedics, with some General, as well as assisting in surgery.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Conducts physical exams, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescribe medications, and treat illnesses including giving injections and suturing wounds.
- 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.
- Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems. Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
- Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care.
- Documents patient information and care in medical records and may maintain department statistical database for research purposes.
Education: Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited physician assistant program.
Experience: One year of experience as PA, preferably in Orthopedic clinic setting.
Other Requirements: National certification from the National Commission on Certification of PAs. To maintain their national certification, PAs must log 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and sit for a recertification every six years. State PA license also required. Current CPR certificate required.
Statesboro, the largest city in Bulloch County in southeast Georgia, is home to Georgia Southern University, the third largest university in the state. A progressive and growing community, Statesboro provides an exceptional quality of life, with an abundance of cultural and recreational opportunities, including hiking and bike trails, a botanical garden, a family water park, vineyards, a performing arts center, and excellent shopping. Bulloch County has 16 public schools and three private and parochial schools. East Georgia Regional Medical Center is a 150-bed, acute-care hospital featuring a Women's Pavilion and an adjacent medical office building. Statesboro is a simple drive to Savannah International Airport.
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