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General surgery physician assistant requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in general surgery physician assistant job postings.
Sample general surgery physician assistant requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in a Health Science field
  • Certificate of completion from an accredited PA program
  • Current NCCPA certification
  • State licensure
  • Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in general surgery
Sample required general surgery physician assistant soft skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities

General surgery physician assistant job description example 1

Curative general surgery physician assistant job description

Quality of Life- 6 Weeks of PTO

Lake Arrowhead, California

This hospital, located in “The Best Kept Secret on the West Coast”, is looking for a General Surgeon to join its growing team! We are dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to our patients and committed to ensuring patient satisfaction. Apply today to be a part of our passion and purpose!

- Employed General Surgery opportunity with a robust built-in referral network

- Competitive base salary with an earning potential well above the market

- Quality of life position- Be home before dinner with an 8am to 4pm schedule!

- Beautiful lake views, ample office space, and state-of-the-art equipment

- Up to 6 weeks of PTO, a generous signing bonus, and relocation assistance

- Executive level benefits, retirement with matching, CME allowance, student loan assistance, and more!

Nestled in the majestic mountains of the San Bernardino Forest, is the best-kept secret on the West Coast- Lake Arrowhead! A stunningly beautiful, cozy, and quaint mountain resort paradise features countless outdoor activities, waterfront shops, and delectable dining options. Come see what has lured many to these mountains for centuries!

- Spend the day hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, fishing, or relaxing by the private lake beach! The outdoor adventures are endless!

- Whether you’re in the mood to hit the slopes or in the mood to hit the shops, Lake Arrowhead has plenty of activities for the entire family!

- Exceptional real estate- Homes offer spectacular mountain views with lakefront and golf course properties available also!

- Less than two hours from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Palm Springs.

- Universities, international airport, big-box shopping, all within an hours drive!

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General surgery physician assistant job description example 2

McLaren Health Care general surgery physician assistant job description

Employed General Surgery position in Uptown Bay City!
McLaren Bay Region is recruiting a General Surgeon to join our excellent team of providers in Bay City, Michigan. This is an employed position to assume a solo practice and support a growing community and increased demand for services in the Great Lakes Bay Region. This opportunity offers a diverse case mix, collegial environment, expert operations management and strong support from hospital administration and marketing development to ensure practice growth. Solo practice offers shared call with other providers in the community. Convenient practice location a short drive from the hospital campus. McLaren Bay Region hospital offers 12 operating rooms, a hybrid operating room, and state of the art robotic technology with the da Vinci Surgical System. Must be board certified or eligible. Must be able to cover ED/Trauma cases in Level 3 trauma center.

Additional privileging will be required at our long-term acute care hospital located less than five miles from McLaren Bay Region. McLaren Bay Special Care is a 31-bed long-term acute care hospital specializing in the care and treatment of patients with complex medical needs that requires lengths of stay greater than 25 days. The experienced staff are highly trained and use a team approach to provide intensive, individualized treatment. The hospital is licensed by the Michigan Department of Community Health and is accredited by The Joint Commission.

McLaren employed providers enjoy a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including CME funds, medical malpractice insurance plus tail coverage, health/vision/dental insurances, relocation, license/DEA reimbursement and two investment options.

For more information about all McLaren openings, visit www.JoinMcLaren.org

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Facility Highlights
McLaren Bay Region , is a 415-bed acute care hospital providing specialty, primary and preventative care located in Bay City, Michigan. Services include cardiovascular, neuroscience, women's health, orthopedics, rehabilitation, home health and hospice care, EMS and oncology. The emergency department treats more than 45,000 patients a year. McLaren Bay Region is affiliated with more than 50 educational institutions for training a wide variety of clinical personnel. As the regional leader in cardiovascular and neuroscience services, the Bay medical center cares for patients throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region with a population of nearly 500,000.

McLaren Bay is a subsidiary of McLaren Health Care , a fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.

McLaren is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Community Living
Nestled in the Saginaw Valley, with the Saginaw River running directly through its downtown, Bay City is a beautiful waterside community with small town charm and big city amenities. With a wide array of unique shops, art galleries, and over 25 one-of-a-kind restaurants, there is something to discover around every corner in the historic downtown. Soak in the sights on a cruise on the bay; or fuel your adventurous side with the Bay City Grand Prix - professional powerboat racing on the Saginaw River. Bay City is host to many activities for all ages including: concerts, car shows, art and cultural events, and planetarium showings on a 360-digital screen at Delta College Planetarium. The Bay Area provides all the educational opportunities you could ask for: public schools, Catholic and Lutheran parochial schools, four Colleges/Universities, plus special academic programs - there is an institution to fit whatever your needs. When moving here, whether you're looking for a house, town-home, apartment, riverfront condominium, a cozy subdivision, a piece of history, or a place with access to the Saginaw River and Lake Huron Bay, the Great Lakes Bay Region offers it all!

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General surgery physician assistant job description example 3

Duke University Health System general surgery physician assistant job description

Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19.

Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

  • Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet® organization
  • Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses.
  • Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
  • Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
  • Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
  • Relocation Assistance!

Occ Summary

Perform a variety of nonprofessional nursing duties in the direct care of patients under the direct supervision of an RN/LPN.


Work Performed

Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and required. required. Participate in own professional development by maintaining required training. Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as catherizations/irrigation. May also perform sterile dressing change for wounds over 48 hours old, Perform other related duties incidental to work described herein. Obtain and record patient data for medical records noting and informing ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination; Take and record vitalsigns, record I&O, apply ice bags, administer Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on patient specimens. Perform fingersticks for blood glucose testing, with appropriate Assist with admission, discharge, and transportation of patients. Assist physician and nurses with physical examinations by helping Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as provide such additional care as required to meet the personal needs and provide manual assistance as required. RN/LPN of informationcollected. Administer treatment and personal care procedures to patients including, but not limited to, feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothing, cleaning and trimming fingernails, bed-making, assisting with comfort of assigned patients. Participate in teaching activities by reinforcing teaching instructed by RN and/or physician as needed. position patients, changing non-sterile dressing and weighing patients. douches and enemas. Note and report any changes in patient's condition. Turn and position patients, set up and feed patients as necessary, provide patients with fresh drinking water. skills validation and attending educational offerings. Support the development of other staff and formal learners. IV fluid assistance activities, oral/nasogastricfeeding and urinary


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Working knowledge of sterile techniques and special procedures that are Heavy lifting and the ability to transport stretcher and wheelchair Working knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene and basic health and hospital Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with routine and special treatments to patients patients and hospital staff Working knowledge of the organization and physical layout of the and/or paper documentation tools Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions Working knowledge of principles and practices of providing non- professional bedside patient care applicable to work performed safety precautions applicable to work in a hospital Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions patients to various hospital locations may be required Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer


Level Characteristics

N/A


Minimum Qualifications


Education

Completion of a Level I -Nurse Aide education program approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing or successful completion of the NC - approved Nurse Aide I competency test. High School diploma or equivalent required.


Experience

N/A


Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Currently listed as a Nursing Assistant I (NAI) with the Division of Facility Services with no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property. BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation, which typically takes place during the first week of employment.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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Updated March 14, 2024

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