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- Retirement savings and profit sharing plan participation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continuing Medical Education
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- Company-sponsored events
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Physician Assistant - Fort Collins, United States - Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies
Description
Description
Are you passionate about serving patients in an inspiring work environment alongside talented people? Get moving with OCR With over 50 years in business, we are the premier provider of orthopedic care in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Our organization continues to grow and we are looking for individuals who share our mission.
The Orthopaedic Physician Assistant (PA) provides medical care under the supervision of our board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. The PA performs examinations, interprets diagnostic tests, prescribes medications, and assists in surgery for the care of persons with knee injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair, arthroscopic meniscal repair, patellar realignment, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement and cartilage restoration procedures. Must relate well to other people and be tolerant and considerate of their condition(s) by understanding their anxieties and allaying their fears.
Additional Duties
Under the supervision of the Physician the Orthopaedic Physician Assistant will:
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Formal training which will be indicated by graduation from an accredited physician assistant program certification by the NCCPA and licensed or eligible to be licensed in the state of Colorado.
Prior clinical and surgical orthopaedic experience preferred
Absolute qualities are: attention to detail, taking initiative to provide the best efficient care possible, intense understand of the specialized practice demanding the very highest level of care possible, striving to continue to learn and to be seen as an orthopaedic sports medicine expert over time, and continuing the professional education of orthopaedic care.
Physical guidelines include ability to stand/walk for up to eight to twelve hours/day, bend, stoop, twist, assist patients in turning, assist patients in arising from an exam table, push wheelchair patients, and assist patient in arising from and returning to wheelchair.
Physical Requirements
Benefits
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status, and a waiting period may apply.
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies (OCR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. OCR is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual experience and qualifications, without regard to a person's race, color, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, or Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other protected status.
