Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Preoperative Surgery - Middletown - (Middletown, CT)

Surgery-General opening in Middletown, Connecticut. This and other physician assistant jobs brought to you by DocCafe.com Applicant will be responsible for assessing health problems and coordinating health care for the peri-operative patient. Responsibilities:-- Performs thorough assessments of patients scheduled for Surgery to help patients optimize their surgical background and compliance to their care plan (Surgical specialties full range of surgical specialties). -- Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex and chronically ill peri-operative patients.-- Responsible for guided preoperative anesthesia assessments of surgical patients and pertinent follow up of laboratory and other tests obtained during the peri-operative period.-- Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs.-- Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities-- Assists with the provision of surgical care in accordance