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Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) at Kent Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital
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A Surgical Physician Assistant provides medical care to patients, under the supervision of a physician or surgeon. Works in surgical operating rooms and surgery departments, and is licensed to practice medicine but has less formal certification than a physician. Performs duties delegated by a physician such as recording patient medical histories, ordering diagnostic tests, or giving immunizations.
$139,674 / year median in Rhode Island
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Opportunity Details Care New England Medical Group
•Join a growing team of surgeons and physician assistants (PA) in an inpatient surgical PA practice at Kent Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital About the Opportunity Surgeries include: general, bariatric, colorectal, vascular, thoracic, additional subspecialties may be added as we continue to grow our surgical service line Hospital-based role at Kent Hospital (primarily) and Women & Infants Hospital OR assisting and inpatient management, admissions, discharges, consults & daily rounding Prior experience with OR assist a plus Bedside procedures include nasogastric tube placement, wound vacuum changes and incision and drainage of abscesses
Schedule:
Three 12-hour (6a
•6p, 6p
•6a) with possibility of one 12-hour and one 24-hour. Rotating and shared weekend and holiday shifts to provide 24/7 coverage About Kent Hospital Located in Warwick, RI, Kent Hospital serves the 300,000 residents in communities west of Providence. Largest community hospital in Rhode Island with just over 350 beds. Teaching affiliations with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine provide abundant teaching opportunities with medical students and residents Member of the Care New England Health System About Women & Infants Hospital Located in Providence, Women & Infants Hospital is a nationally recognized leader in women's and newborn care, home to one of the country's largest obstetrical services and single-family NICUs, performing nearly 9,000 births and 7,000 surgeries annually. A regional destination for infertility, gynecologic and breast cancer care, high-risk obstetrics, pelvic floor disorders, postpartum depression, and complex GI-related women's health. Life in Rhode Island
•the "Ocean State" Four seasons, coastal beauty, a dynamic dining, arts & culture scene, a convenient, award-winning international airport, top colleges and universities, all within a 1 hour drive to Boston and 3 hours to NYC.
Care New England:
Kent Hospital Kent Hospital , the second largest hospital in Rhode Island and a Designated Baby-Friendly® USA hospital, provides the spectrum of primary and acute care services, including cardiology enhanced by a clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women's Hospital; a MBSAQIP-Accredited Comprehensive weight loss surgery center; Emergency Department with rapid assessment; the Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants Hospital; The Spaulding Rehabilitation Center at Kent, offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation; the state's only 24-hour emergency hyperbaric oxygen facility; a CARF-accredited stroke center; and an ambulatory surgery center. Our History Kent Hospital is a 359-bed, nonprofit, acute care hospital serving approximately 300,000 residents of Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Coventry and parts of North Kingstown, Exeter and Cranston, Rhode Island. Kent is located on 57 acres in the Toll Gate section of Warwick (11 miles south of Providence) and is the second largest single-site hospital in the state. Chartered by the State of Rhode Island in 1946, Kent opened with 90 beds in 1951 and expanded in 1960, 1973 and 1981 to keep pace with community growth. Today, Kent provides a full complement of inpatient services including: Cardiology and extended coronary care Infectious disease Primary care Oncology Orthopedics Obstetrics and gynecology Rehabilitation Surgery In addition, the hospital offers a comprehensive range of outpatient services including cardiac catheterization, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging and surgery. The hospital also operates an Ambulatory Surgery Center, Women's Diagnostic Imaging Center and a Wound Recovery Center, and provides laboratory and primary care services at various sites throughout the community. Kent Hospital has 2,104 employees, a medical staff of 600, a volunteer corps of more than 300 and 327 auxilians. Kent's Emergency Department (ED) is the second busiest in the state with some 70,000 annual visits. The ED's patient rapid assessment model has dramatically reduced waiting time and overall length of patients visit. Kent is governed by the 17-member voluntary Care New England Board of Directors drawn from the community it serves. Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD, MBA, is president and chief operating officer of Kent Hospital. Big City Medicine and Small Town Lifestyle Rhode Island has abundant cultural, recreational, and modern amenities with a 1.1M population but the friendliness and accessibility of a small town Over 400 miles of coastline with easy access to Newport, Block Island, and Martha's Vineyard Exceptional educational opportunities with 12 Universities including Ivy League's Brown University Lifestyle choices include urban, suburban, coastal, and country options Boston or Cape Cod-1 Hr, NYC-3hrs and the convenience of a local International Airport Based in Providence, Rhode Island which combines the accessibility and friendliness of a small town with the culture and sophistication of a big city. In addition to Brown University, Providence is home to a other well-renowned higher education institutions including Johnson & Wales, Providence College and Rhode Island School of Design. The newly renovated airport was named the third best in the country by Conde Nast Traveler in 2015 and the railway service is juxtaposed between Boston and New York City. There are numerous destinations within a short drive, including the mansions of Newport the ferry connecting to Block Island as well as an easy drive to the amenities of bordering Massachusetts and Connecticut. Seafood, culture, the arts and sporting events abound. Care New England Care New England is a four hospital system affiliated with Brown University. We provide the full range of wellness, primary care, medical and surgical services and home care
•including specialty hospitals in psychiatry as well as women and newborn care. Teaching programs include family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, podiatric medicine and surgery as well as general and subspecialty obstetrics and gynecology. Facility & Address Kent Hospital 455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick, RI 02886
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