Closing Date: Open Until Filled (OUF)

Salary Range: Dependent on Experience (DOE)

***APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE***

***RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED***

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services to patients and family members in a orthopedic Surgical Services setting, with the ability to function as an independent practitioner or with appropriate physician supervision.
• Obtains a health and developmental history from the patient or parent and perform a detailed physical exam, records findings and makes critical evaluations.
• Performs or requests special screening and developmental tests and diagnostic tests and procedure and interprets the results. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious musculoskeletal problems.
• Makes decisions concerning medical care needs of patients, which may involve various treatment modalities, prescribed medications, orthopedic and medical consultation and referral when appropriate.
• Provides direct and independent medical care in the presence of illness or injury.
• Provides surveillance or medical practices applied to stabilize patients with musculoskeletal injuries; adjusts treatments within established standing orders recognizing when to refer the patient to the physician or other health team members.
• Works collaboratively with physician in management of selected complex orthopedic problems.
• Evaluates the orthopedic and medical aspects of treatment plans and recognizes when reassessment by a physician or other health professionals is appropriate.
• Evaluates total health care needs of patients and develops or initiate plans to meet these needs.
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency in orthopedic practices through continuing education, staff meetings, and workshops, and home study.
• Provides full range of orthopedic emergency services including splinting or casting procedures in order to stabilize a patient sufficiently until a higher level of care is available.
• Teaches patients and family member’s ways to maintain or improve musculoskeletal health.
• Maintains records and reports on patients, personal activities and other required information for use in program operation, quality assurance and other purposes.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement review processes.
• May be assigned shifts in the surgical clinic and emergency department as needed.
• May or may not assist in surgical procedures.
• Orthopedic on call as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:

• No additional experience required outside of a completed training program as defined in the education qualifications listed below.

Education:

Physician Assistant

• Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
• Active Physician Assistant National Certificate.
• Active unrestricted Physician Assistant License in any US State or Territory.

Please email degree or transcripts to: Ophelia.Anthony@fdihb.org

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE

FDIHB, Inc. is located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.

Experience

• No additional experience required outside of a completed training program as defined in the education qualifications.

Licenses & Certifications

• Phys Asst National Cert
• Physician Asst License