Physician Assistant

Location:

SouthWest Urology

6900 Pearl Road

Middleburg Heights, OH  44130

We are hiring for a Physician Assistant (PA) at our SouthWest Urology clinic in Middleburg Heights, OH. This team member is responsible for assessing patients in the clinic, recommending treatment plans, medication management, symptom management, and working closely with the physicians to make any changes to treatment plans.

Physician Assistant Job Description

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs complete evaluations on patients
• Orders and interprets appropriate lab, x-ray and special studies
• Establishes a working diagnosis based upon acquired data
• Develops a treatment plan for urological conditions in accordance with current urology practice and in conjunction with the urologist
• Implements therapeutic intervention
• Provides appropriate follow-up care
• Exercises judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral or evaluation by the supervising urologist or other healthcare professionals
• Hospital Duties & Responsibilities
• Performs complete pre-operative H & Ps on all surgical patients, identifying and alerting the surgeon to any disqualifying conditions that present
• Performs first assistant duties in all surgical procedures, including nephrectomies, nephrostomies, radical prostatectomies, cystectomies, orchiectomies, penile prosthetic implantations, urological trauma procedures, transurethal procedures, artificial urethral sphincter implantations, stent procedures and others
• Conducts daily rounds of all ward and ICU patients
• Evaluates care and order appropriate labs, special studies, IVs, diet, and therapeutic interventions required
• Formulates and implements discharge planning and clinical follow-up in conjunction with surgeon
• Dictates discharge summaries
• Evaluates and provides appropriate intervention (in conjunction with supervising surgeon) for ER and nursing home patients
• Identifies need and catheterizes patients with appropriate catheters for their condition
• Office Duties & Responsibilities
• Sees new and follow-up patients and provides problem-oriented intervention for their urological conditions
• Presents patients, when appropriate, to the supervising surgeon
• Assists in care, treatment and follow-up as needed
• Performs and/or assists in office procedures, including transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) volume studies, urodynamics, cystoscopies, post-void residual (PVRs) evals, difficult catheterizations, post-op voiding trails and other necessary procedures
• Orders and interprets lab, x-ray, special studies and clinical procedures and provides appropriate care and follow-up
• Provides phone consultation for patient complaints and prescription refills
• Performs on-call duties for urology
• Evaluates, screens and counsels’ patients on health maintenance and promotes utilization of community resources
• Designs, conducts, and/or participates in research studies
• Manages databases
• Performs quality assurance

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience as a Physician Assistant, preferred
• Education:   Completion of an approved Physician Assistant program
• Active Physician Assistant License
• Manages databases
• Performs quality assurance

Anticipated salary range: $110,000 - $145,000

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs