Seeking Physician Assistant with Spine Surgery experience in metro Denver, CO New

Seeking Physician Assistant with Spine Surgery experience in metro Denver, CO

Qualified Candidates:

• 3-5 yrs. surgical first assist experience, preferably neurosurgical experience
• Board certified physician assistant
• Licensed to practice in Colorado or in process of securing licensure
• Operating room responsibilities: surgical first assist, some surgeries may last 12-16 hrs.
• Hospital responsibilities: preoperative consults with Dr. Falci and postoperative patient rounding
• No emergency department (ED) call required

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Competitive market compensation and benefits package
• Medical malpractice premium paid

About Dr. Scott Falci / Swedish Medical Center:

• Dr. Scott Falci is a neurosurgeon of 29 years, Board Certified, specializing  in the neurosurgical treatment of tethered cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spinal cords, cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spinal cord syringomyelia, and tethered cauda equina, to treat progressive loss of function and neuropathic pain.
• Dr. Falci’s practice is national and international and includes specialized surgeries to the spinal cord for treatment of neuropathic pain in the spinal cord injured population and complex spinal deformity repair in the same.
• Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado, part of HealthONE, serves as the Rocky Mountain Region’s referral center for neurotrauma and as the region’s first Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a recognized leader in the most advanced stroke care.
• Swedish is an eight time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award and a Top 100 Hospital recognized by Reuters.

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