Physician Assistant - Surgical First Assist

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Duarte is looking for an experienced Physician Assistant for Surgical Oncology. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive patient care. Ideal candidates should have a master's degree, current California PA license, and preferred oncology experience. Salary ranges from $119,000 to $213,000 based on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current California Physician Assistant License is required.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications are needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive patient care with a multidisciplinary health team.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and therapies.
• Document consultations and perform routine procedures.

Skills

Oncology experience

First Assist experience

Pharmacologic knowledge

Education

Master's degree as a Physician Assistant

Job description

Overview

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.

Physician Assistant - Surgical Oncology

We are seeking a Physician Assistant for Surgical Oncology 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 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, 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 communicate with attending physician regarding interval patient change.
• 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.
• 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 refer to the appropriate specialists when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a master's degree as a Physician Assistant.
• Oncology experience preferred
• First Assist experience
• Current California Physician Assistant License
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification, required.
• Current American Heart Association ACLS certification, required.
• Must have a current DEA.
• $119,000 to $213,000

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.