Physician Assistant / Surgery - Transplant / Utah / Locum Tenens / PhysicianAssistant

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An academic health center in Salt Lake City is seeking a Physician Assistant for its Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery Division. In this role, you will provide patient care primarily focusing on postoperative management for kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients. Candidates must possess a current Utah Physician Assistant license and preferably have experience in transplant or surgery. The position involves varied shifts, physical assessments, and collaboration with healthcare teams. Comprehensive care in a patient-centered environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Current licensure must be maintained.
• Ability to perform essential functions as outlined in the job description.

Responsibilities

• Provide postoperative care for kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant patients.
• Perform physical examinations and manage patient care.
• Assist in the operating room for transplantations.

Skills

Patient care

Physical examinations

Laboratory studies

Suturing

Education

Current licensure as Physician Assistant from the State of Utah

Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential

Job description

Physician Assistant

Job Summary

Patient care in the Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery. The Transplant APC (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) role in the division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery provides care at the University of Utah Hospital. Individual will provide care to kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients, as well as hepatobiliary and general surgery patients. Responsibilities of this role are inpatient and will include participating in mainly postoperative care of transplant and hepatobiliary patients. Prior experience with transplant/surgery preferred but not required. As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks faculty and staff who are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. This position is considered Category I: Mandatory and required on-campus or health care facilities to support on-site operations. Employees hired into this category will be required to be physically located at the work site if they are healthy and without COVID-19 symptoms.

Responsibilities

• 14 shifts a month (12-hour shifts), includes nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Patient population consists of kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients; kidney donors; hepatobiliary patients; general surgery procedures on pre- and post-transplant patients; inpatient liver transplant evaluations.
• Performs physical examinations and takes complex medical histories on high acuity patients.
• Orders and reviews laboratory studies, as well as diagnostic procedures.
• Reviews patients' progress and manages patient care accordingly.
• M Maintains all required documentation for patient care.
• Develops treatment plans in conjunction with attending physicians to provide optimal patient medical and surgical management.
• Facilitates inpatient multidisciplinary rounds daily on post operative patients.
• Participates in continuing medical education to include specialty and sub-specialty meetings, boards, and conferences.
• Orders consultations and interacts with members of other specialty medical teams.
• Participates in and presents Morbidity and Mortality presentations.
• Participates in kidney and liver transplant selection committees.
• Participates in monthly APC education meetings.
• Participates in other meetings and trainings as outlined by leadership team.
• Procedures: Line/drain removal, wound care, suturing.
• Assists in the operating room as needed for kidney, pancreas, liver transplants.
• Other surgeries include laparoscopic/robotic hernia repairs, liver resections, PD catheter insertions/removals, donor nephrectomies, native nephrectomies, etc.
• Assists in the collection of data for research as necessary.

• The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current licensure to practice as a Physician Assistant from the State of Utah.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.