Lancaster General Health
Physician Assistant - Orthopedics (2 Opportunities; Inpatient and Combination Op
Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, us, 17699
**Summary**
**Job Description**
**2 full-time Physician Assistant opportunities available on our Orthopedic Team:**
**1st Opportunity -**
**Combination Outpatient/Operative role**
**2nd Opportunity**
**- Inpatient role (with occasional assisting in OR)**
We are seeking dedicated Physician Assistants to join Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Orthopaedics, a small, but busy, and rapidly growing practice with a strong focus on teamwork and the patient experience. Our aim is to provide patient care in a kinder, gentler way by focusing on each individual patient and his or her unique circumstances.
The ideal candidate should possess exceptional clinical skills, a commitment to delivering exceptional patient care, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise to provide comprehensive orthopedic care to our patients, work closely with the supervising physician, and contribute to a positive patient experience. If you are a driven healthcare professional with a passion for patient care, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
New graduates will be considered.
**1st Opportunity**
-
**C**
**ombination of**
**outpatient and operative responsibilities**
for our orthopedic patients **, supporting surgeon with focus on fracture work and more acute injuries.**
This APP will oversee post-operative care in the outpatient setting, perform minor procedures such as joint injections, complete workup for new consultations to our practice as well as fulfilling the first assistant role in the OR approximately 2 days/week.
**Hours:**
Fulltime (1.0 FTE), with hours generally falling between 7am - 5pm. The position includes rotating holiday coverage and 1 week of on-call on an every 6-8 week rotation
**2nd Opportunity**
-
**Inpatient responsibilities**
for our orthopedic patients, with focus on taking care of consults received, patient rounding, occasional assistance in the OR, and being available to patients that are in-house.
**Hours:**
Fulltime (1.0 FTE), with hours generally falling between 7:30am - 5:30pm.
The position includes rotating holiday coverage and 1 week of on-call on an every 6-8 week rotation
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
**MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
+ Current licensure as a Physician Assistant by PA Board of Medicine.
+ Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant training program.
**_Disclaimer:_**
This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.
It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards.
The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute.
The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole.
Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.
**Benefits At A Glance:**
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:
+ 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
+ Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
+ Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials
+ Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
+ Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
+ Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
+ Child Care Subsidies
+ Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes
**Disclaimer**
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (a partnership with Kindred Healthcare). We are an Accredited Trauma Center-Level I through the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation with 805 Licensed beds.
Our membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.
Outpatient services are provided at the Downtown Outpatient and Suburban Outpatient Pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers
and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region.
**Job Description**
**2 full-time Physician Assistant opportunities available on our Orthopedic Team:**
**1st Opportunity -**
**Combination Outpatient/Operative role**
**2nd Opportunity**
**- Inpatient role (with occasional assisting in OR)**
We are seeking dedicated Physician Assistants to join Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Orthopaedics, a small, but busy, and rapidly growing practice with a strong focus on teamwork and the patient experience. Our aim is to provide patient care in a kinder, gentler way by focusing on each individual patient and his or her unique circumstances.
The ideal candidate should possess exceptional clinical skills, a commitment to delivering exceptional patient care, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. In this role, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise to provide comprehensive orthopedic care to our patients, work closely with the supervising physician, and contribute to a positive patient experience. If you are a driven healthcare professional with a passion for patient care, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
New graduates will be considered.
**1st Opportunity**
-
**C**
**ombination of**
**outpatient and operative responsibilities**
for our orthopedic patients **, supporting surgeon with focus on fracture work and more acute injuries.**
This APP will oversee post-operative care in the outpatient setting, perform minor procedures such as joint injections, complete workup for new consultations to our practice as well as fulfilling the first assistant role in the OR approximately 2 days/week.
**Hours:**
Fulltime (1.0 FTE), with hours generally falling between 7am - 5pm. The position includes rotating holiday coverage and 1 week of on-call on an every 6-8 week rotation
**2nd Opportunity**
-
**Inpatient responsibilities**
for our orthopedic patients, with focus on taking care of consults received, patient rounding, occasional assistance in the OR, and being available to patients that are in-house.
**Hours:**
Fulltime (1.0 FTE), with hours generally falling between 7:30am - 5:30pm.
The position includes rotating holiday coverage and 1 week of on-call on an every 6-8 week rotation
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
**MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
+ Current licensure as a Physician Assistant by PA Board of Medicine.
+ Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant training program.
**_Disclaimer:_**
This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.
It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards.
The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute.
The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole.
Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.
**Benefits At A Glance:**
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:
+ 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
+ Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
+ Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials
+ Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
+ Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
+ Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
+ Child Care Subsidies
+ Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes
**Disclaimer**
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (a partnership with Kindred Healthcare). We are an Accredited Trauma Center-Level I through the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation with 805 Licensed beds.
Our membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.
Outpatient services are provided at the Downtown Outpatient and Suburban Outpatient Pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers
and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region.