May 04, 2026

Physician Assistant

Job Description

Job: PHYSI003878
Description

Job Responsibilities

  • Perform preoperative assessments and support patient optimization.
  • Participate in postoperative management, follow-up, and care coordination.
  • Assist with consultative support and continuity of care planning.
  • Provide patient and family education related to procedures and recovery.
  • Order, review, and interpret diagnostic tests, treatments, and medications within scope.
  • Support operating room throughput and patient flow optimization.
  • Assist with urgent and emergent add-on coordination.
  • Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, nursing, PAT, sterile processing, and scheduling teams to remove barriers to efficient case progression.
  • Assist in day-of-surgery issue escalation and operational problem solving.
  • Perform first assist duties consistent with privileges and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide intraoperative assistance, tissue handling, retraction, suturing, wound closure, and related support.
  • Assist with development and standardization of clinical pathways and perioperative protocol
  • Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation in the electronic health record.


Education Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.


Experience Requirements

  • Surgical services or perioperative experience preferred.
  • First assist experience preferred.
  • Experience supporting operative services operations, throughput, or quality initiatives preferred.


License/Certification Requirements

  • Current Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) credential
  • Controlled Substances Registration license in the state of Indiana
  • Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association)
  • ACLS (American Heart Association)


Qualifications

Education

Masters or better in Physician Assistant Studies or related field.

Bachelors or better in Physician Assistant Studies or related field.

Licenses & Certifications

BLS- Basic Life Support

Controlled Substance Reg

Physician Assistant