ENT Physician Assistant Otolaryngology / Head and Neck

Advanced Practice Provider (Head & Neck)

We are hiring a Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner with experience in ENT Otolaryngology / Head and Neck.

Responsibilities

• Assist the attending physician in providing a variety of patient care activities including daily inpatient rounds, outpatient follow-up visits, consults, writing orders, and procedural support.
• Perform evaluation for both malignant and benign disease of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
• Proficient with identification and management of urgent and emergent ENT scenarios that include angioedema, bilateral vocal cord paralysis, tracheal stenosis, or upper airway lesions/masses that lead to airway compromise.
• Procedural competencies required: ultrasound‑guided fine needle aspiration of neck masses, bedside diagnostic interventional procedures including flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy, rigid nasal endoscopy, bedside nasal debridement, control of anterior and posterior epistaxis, bedside nasal/oral cavity biopsy, and urgent airway evaluations.
• Perform or assist in routine laboratory, screening, therapeutic, diagnostic or patient care procedures.
• Review treatment and therapy plans; order therapy treatments, diagnostic laboratory and radiological tests/procedures, and therapeutic diets as necessary.
• Assess patient perioperatively, customize perioperative and discharge plans, monitor wounds, and handle post‑operative care.
• Instruct and counsel patients in matters relating to health care management including diet, medication, growth and development, and physical and mental health.
• Obtain and record detailed and accurate medical histories; perform complete physical examinations as necessary.
• Communicate changes in patient condition to attending physician; act as a liaison between nursing staff or other services and physician.
• Facilitate referral of patients to health facilities, agencies and community resources; review observations and complete patient charting.
• See patients in the office for cancer surveillance and perioperative care.
• Recognize and evaluate situations which call for immediate attention of the supervising surgeon or attending physician; utilize treatment procedures essential to preserve patient life.
• Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with patients, families, and other healthcare personnel while ensuring confidentiality of patient information.
• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to maintain certification/licensure and stay abreast of latest trends in the field of expertise.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years Physician Assistant experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings combined.
• Preferred 2 years experience in Head/Neck with appropriate procedural competencies.
• DEA within 2 months of hire.
• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.
• ONS certification (optional).
• AOCNP certification (optional).
• Completed a program approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education of the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education for the training of Physician Assistants; or Education programs on the Armed Forces of the United States, Public Health Service, or their successor agencies which meet the criteria specified by NCCPA.
• Successfully passing National Certification Examination.