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GeGeneral Summary: The Surgical Physician Assistant will work in a team structure to provide the following:

Surgical assistance in the operating room upon request to any surgeon with a delegation agreement. Daily post-operative rounding and follow-up with the attending surgeon. The PA is responsible for admission History and Physical examinations, daily progress notes, daily orders, and discharge summaries for all patients admitted to them by the attending surgeon. Evaluation of patients in the Emergency Room and on the surgical floor at the request of the attending surgeon. Performance of bedside procedures including central venous catheter placement, tube thoracostomy, arterial catheter placement and peripherally inserted central catheters when credentialed to perform such procedures.

Supports the Mission of Trinity Health and Holy Cross Hospital.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required:

Needs to be available for 16 hours per week PRN

Must maintain current licensing as Physician Assistant from the State of Maryland. Must qualify for prescriptive authority. Must have operating room experience. Must possess excellent communication skills. Must function well in a team environment.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.