Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant Surgical Contingent Weekend shifts West Bloomfield

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• The Surgical Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
• The Surgical APP will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination as a first-line provider to patients and their families. Provides inpatient and/or outpatient medical care.
• Takes patient history, performs physical examination, orders, and interprets tests, makes diagnoses, and institutes appropriate treatment programs.
• Works in collaboration with staff physicians, house officers, nurses, and other medical care team members to ensure that patient outcomes are achieved safely and efficiently.
• Specific procedures are individually credentialed as indicated by training and experience.
• First or second assist in surgical cases.
• 8-12 hour shifts for primarity weekend coverage.
• inpatient coverage of general surgery, trauma, colorectal, plastic, vascular and thoracic patients.
• Responsible for daily rounding, admissions, discharges and consultations of ER and hospitalized patients.
• Weekend/holiday rotation required: