Job Description:

Physician Assistant Variable Surgery-Nemours Children's HospitalNemours is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our Orlando Surgery Team! This position is primarily nights with one week of of the month to do dayOR shifts. A PA provides care for pediatric patients, including interview of patients, obtains and records health histories, completes physical and developmental assessments, diagnoses health problems, manages the health care of those patients for which heshe has been educated, provides surgical first-assist services, provides health care teaching and counseling, initiates referrals and maintains health records in the inpatient andor outpatient settings. Essential Responsibilities: * Provides care to pediatric patients as guided by education, clinical expertise and Scope of Practice Agreement, including ambulatory, inpatient (acute) care, surgical first assist, pre- and post-operative management. * Provides around-the-clock in-house medical management in an acute or intensive care environment. * Elicits comprehensive or focusedinterval health history(ies). * Performs complete or interim physical examinations as indicated by the nature of the encounter * Orders, performs, andor interprets diagnostic or screening tests, including laboratory, radiological or other tests within the PA scope of practice. * Plans interventions including medications, treatments and procedures, and modifies plans based on evaluation of patient response. Requirements: * Prior healthcarepatient care experience strongly preferred. * Florida Physician Assistant Licensure * American Heart Association BLS * Experience working with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred.