Physician Assistant - Surgical GYN

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

Job summary

City of Hope in Upland, CA is seeking a Physician Assistant for GYN Surgery to join a multidisciplinary care team. You will provide independent and collaborative medical management for a defined patient population, conducting histories, exams, ordering tests, and furnishing medications in a cost-efficient manner. New graduates are welcome.

California PA license, BLS, ACLS, and DEA credentials are required. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for growth within a leading cancer

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary, secondary, and in some cases, tertiary care within scope of practice, licensure, and organizational policies.
• Perform histories and physical examinations and interpret diagnostics and therapies.
• Document consultations and new patient notes.
• Perform routine inpatient and outpatient procedures within privilege scope.
• Independently manage follow-up care for simple cases and order imaging and medications.

Skills

Patient care

Medical management

Medical documentation

Pharmacology

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Physician Assistant

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, andtreatment facilitiesin 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 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

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.