General Surgery Physician Assistant

Location: Murfreesboro, TN

Facility Name: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

Schedule: Weekend mainly, PRN

Position Highlights

• Working 8-9 hour Saturday and Sunday (on occasion helping fill in for vacations during the week)
• Working with General Surgeon on call with hospital patients
• Manages assigned patients; performs new consults; Assessments during rounding
• Prepare and execute discharge orders and notes
• Collaboration with other services and frequent interaction with hospitalist

About the facility:

• 407 beds, this regional referral center features a modern facility built in 2010 and a newly-renovated 16 operating room suite
• The hospital is centrally located in the fastest growing county in the state of Tennessee on a beautiful 68-acre campus on the bustling “Medical Center Parkway” corridor with convenient access to dining and shopping areas
• The hospital campus is currently undergoing a $110M expansion project, which includes the addition of 36 new high acuity beds, a parking garage dedicated to hospital employees and physicians, 18 new critical care unit beds, six additional NICU bassinets, 17 new post-surgery bays
• The hospital is well known in the community for its women’s services and well-established heart surgery program
• Saint Thomas Health and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have an established partnership in Middle Tennessee for training medical residents in a variety of specialties including internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery

Why Providers Choose Ascension

• Physician-led, collaborative culture
• Long-term practice stability
• National network with local autonomy
• Mission-centered care rooted in service

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Physician Assistant credentialed from the Tennessee Committee on Physicians Assistants obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program. Master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of experience preferred.