Physician Assistant Supervisor - Surgery

Job Description

Job Description

Under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician, provides patient care for FPI practices. Performs professional duties and technical procedures of the particular area of specialty to provide health care services, such as, history and physicals, progress notes, discharge summaries. Makes initial diagnosis and order appropriate tests and treatment. Assists in surgery where applicable; and other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Clinical Leadership / Outcomes

Works with physicians to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, and patient satisfaction.

• Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
• In collaboration with physician leadership and the multidisciplinary team, develops clinical pathways.
• Participates in and leads quality assurance activities (i.e., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.
• Advances the patient care delivery process through the application of research, evidence-based practice standards, and industry best practices.
• Advises and influences policies and procedures that improves the delivery of care.
• Introduces and evaluates new patient care delivery systems, models of care and therapeutic and preventive interventions that target patient needs not met by current care delivery strategies.
• Actively participates and contributes to various department and division meetings and organizational initiatives.
• Maintains compliance and regulatory documentation for administrative purposes and reimbursement for services.
• Participates in accreditation readiness.
• Supervises ancillary staff including completing annual reviews.
• In cooperation with departmental leadership, manages all on-site activities in such a way that promotes the satisfaction and welfare of the patients visiting the site.
• Establishes service recovery protocols; trains and empowers staff to address patient concerns; assures all patient issues are appropriately addressed.
• Recommends staffing levels, selects and assigns staff, evaluates performance, evaluates / tests competencies (as applicable), provides orientation, training and continuing education of staff, and initiates or makes recommendations for personal actions.
• Schedules Physician Assistants for duty hours and approves vacation requests in a manner that allows the service to function efficiently
• Regularly visits pre- and post-operative patients, independently or with attending physician and / or students, to monitor patient progress in accordance with Medical System policies and procedures and generally accepted professional practice and JCAHO standards.
• Rounds on inpatients to monitor patient progress in accordance with policies and procedures; relays any problems or concerns to physician. Writes progress notes in patient charts indicating patient status and treatment or procedures performed.
• Orders laboratory tests, x-rays and special tests and dressing changes.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education / training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here : https : / / www.umfpi.org / jobs / summary -employee-benefits