Emergency Department Resident: Orthopedic Rotation

ED Intern Rotation:

Goals: 

• Be able to manage patients admitted to the Orthopedic Service 

• Perform comprehensive Orthopedic Trauma Examination

• Be able to perform Orthopedic consultations for patient admitted to the hospital and present in the Emergency Department

• Be able to safely admit and discharge patients

Expectations:

• Carry ortho phone and pager at all times and respond in a timely fashion

• For consults, give formal presentation to an attending including any pictures/images and your treatment plan

• Complete consult note with an assessment and plan for each consult you see by the end of the day

• Before the note, contact the team directly with the plan, and make sure they ask questions to clarify.  Speak with an attending if needed.

ED2 Rotation:

Goals: 

• Be able to evaluate and treat patients in the ambulatory setting

• Refine comprehensive Orthopedic Trauma Examination

• Develop exposure to the Operative environment including: Scrubbing in, maintaining sterile technique, first assisting and developing technical skill at wound closure. 

• Participate in taking Orthopedic Call under the supervision of an attending Orthopedic Surgeon.

• Provide secondary support to the interns in regards to Orthopedic consultations, admissions and discharges

Expectations:

• Carry ortho phone and pager at all times and respond in a timely fashion

• When seeing patients in clinic, give formal presentation to an attending including any pictures/images and your treatment plan.

• All notes should be completed the same day 

• For pre-operative/post-operative patients, check with the attending physician and/or physicians assistants prior to seeing the patient.