Physician Assistant - APP Inpatient Surgery

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is looking for a Physician Assistant for Inpatient Surgery in Duarte, California. This role involves providing comprehensive patient care, including managing follow-ups, ordering diagnostic tests, and collaborating with physicians. Candidates should be graduates of an accredited program, hold a California Physician Assistant License, and have current BLS and ACLS certifications. The salary range for this position is $119,000 to $213,000 annually, reflecting the importance of this role in delivering health care solutions.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a master’s degree as a Physician Assistant.
• Current California Physician Assistant License.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current American Heart Association ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary, secondary, and tertiary care within practice scope.
• Conduct physical examinations and order diagnostic tests.
• Develop and evaluate patient care plans.
• Independently manage follow-up cases and prescribe medications.

Skills

Medical management

Patient care

Pharmacologic knowledge

Diagnostic testing

Education

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

Master’s degree

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life‑threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are seeking a Physician Assistant for Inpatient Surgery at City of Hope in Duarte.

The Physician Assistant functions as part of a care team who, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive patient care. The Physician Assistant provides independent and collaborative medical management to a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary, secondary, and in some cases, tertiary care within scope of practice, licensure, and organizational policies.
• Services include 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.
• Order appropriate diagnostic tests, including laboratory and imaging evaluations.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the plan of care with modifications as needed and in coordination with the attending physician when appropriate.
• Perform routine procedures pertinent to the practice and as granted through the privilege process.
• During simple follow‑up cases, independently manage patients in follow‑up including ordering follow‑up imaging, providing medical care, and supporting patients by ordering pharmacological agents.
• Interpret imaging and communicate with the attending physician regarding interval patient changes.
• Prescribe and counsel 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Salary: $119,000 to $213,000.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.