We are seeking a Physician Assistant for GYN Surgery at City of Hope in Upland. You will functions as part of a care team who, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive patient care. You will provide independent and collaborative medical management to a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician supervisor. If you have experience providing out-patient/in-patient care or Emergency Medicine we encourage you to apply.
As a successful candidate, you will: - Provide primary, secondary, and in some cases, tertiary care within scope of practice, licensure, and organizational policies.
- Services provided include, but are not limited to taking histories, conducting physical examinations, ordering, performing, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests and therapies and furnishing drugs and devices in a cost-efficient manner for specific conditions.
- Perform history and physical assessments of patients that are accurate, concise, relevant, and appropriate.
- Document the consultation and new patient note.
- Perform routine procedures, both inpatient and outpatient, pertinent to the practice and as granted through the privilege process.
- During simple follow-up cases, the you may independently manage patients in follow-up including ordering follow-up imaging, providing medical care, and support to the patient including ordering pharmacological agents.
- Interpret imaging and communicates with attending physician regarding interval patient change.
- Prescribe and council patients on narcotic use safety.
- Demonstrate pharmacologic knowledge including indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions, and adverse effects of pharmacologic agents.
- Review treatment and therapy plans with patients and appropriate family members.
- Practice clinical care informed by evidence-based literature.
- Instruct and counsel patients in matters related to health care management including diet, medication and physical and mental health needs and refers to the appropriate specialists when appropriate.
Your qualifications should include: - Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a master's degree as a Physician Assistant.
- New graduates are welcome to apply.
- Current California Physician Assistant License
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification, required.
- Current American Heart Association ACLS certification, required.
- Must have a current DEA.
- Pay range - $119,000 - $213,000
