Orthopaedic Surgery

PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery play an integral role in the global management of neurosurgery patients, including all aspects of pre-, intra- and post-operative care. Orthopaedic PAs perform patient histories, help with treatment plans, serve as first assistant in surgery, manage post-operative care and handle a myriad of office-related duties.

Job Qualifications

Highly technical and demanding skills are mastered through years of physician assistant practice, master degree and post-graduate critical care residency.

Duties & Responsibilities

Performs comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations
Interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests
Interprets and correlates subjective and objective data to formulate a differential diagnosis and establish a working diagnosis
Formulates a treatment plan for orthopaedic conditions within their scope of practice
Implements therapeutic intervention for specific conditions when appropriate
Exercises judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral or evaluation by the supervising orthopaedic surgeon or other health care professionals
Orders, collects and performs appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies, such as routine laboratory tests, EMG, electrocardiogram and radiologic examinations including arthrogram, ultrasound, CT, MRI and bone scan studies
Performs compartment pressure measurements, digital blocks and regional anesthesia
Performs minor outpatient surgical procedures such as tendon repair, wound closure and management, incision and drainage, needle biopsy percutaneous pinning of fractures k-wire and hardware removal
Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as aspirations and injections of joints, bursars and cysts.
Performs closed reductions of fractures and dislocations
Applies braces, casts, splints and other orthopaedic appliances
Assists in the surgical suite including first assist, deep and superficial wound closure, application of internal devices and any other procedures delegated by the supervising orthopaedic surgeon
Conducts hospital rounds, writes orders, takes call and sees patients in the ED for the orthopaedic surgeon
Evaluates and clarifies clinical conditions
Formulates and implements treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized

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