Senior Physician Assistant - West Valley Urology

Kidney; California; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health’s Department of Urology seeks a Sr. Physician Assistant to independently review histories, evaluate patients in clinic and via telemedicine, and develop treatment plans under attending urologists.

The role includes managing prescriptions, patient education, and post-procedure follow-up, with strong EMR and in-basket responsibilities. Candidates must hold an active CA PA license, NCCPA certification, and BLS.

Qualifications

• Active California PA license and NCCPA certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a PA in a urology setting.
• Spanish language skills preferred.
• Ability to operate EMR systems and analyze labs and imaging.

Responsibilities

• Review medical histories and evaluate patients in clinic and via telemedicine.
• Perform comprehensive physical examinations and formulate treatment plans.
• Manage prescriptions and provide patient education.
• Handle clinical questions by telephone and Epic in-basket.
• Perform procedures as needed and address post-procedure issues.
• Work under supervision of attending urologists.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

EMR navigation

Telemedicine

Team collaboration

Education

California PA license

NCCPA Certification

BLS Certification

Tools

Epic in-basket

EMR systems

Job description

The UCLA Department of Urology is looking to fill the role of a Sr. Physician Assistant (PA).

The Sr. PA is expected to provide exemplary patient care consistent with the UCLA Health CICARE Service Excellence. This individual will independently review medical histories, evaluate patients in clinic and via telemedicine, perform comprehensive physical examination, review laboratory and imaging results, formulate treatment plans, manage prescriptions, and provide patient education.

The PA will manage clinical questions by telephone and Epic in-basket, perform procedures as needed, and manage clinical issues that arise following procedures and surgeries, address prescription-related issues such as prior authorization, and carry out related tasks for the UCLA Department of Urology under the supervision of the attending urologists.

Incumbent must be self directed and function with minimal direct supervision.

Salary range: $91.76- $123.45/hourly

Qualifications

• Active license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California and must possess certification as Certified Physician Assistant through NCCPA-required
• Current BLS Certification from AHA or ARC- required
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a PA in a urology setting- required
• Bilingual in Spanish-preferred

• A bility to operate, navigate computer systems to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve data.

  Knowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with urologic problems. Ability to perform urologic tests and procedures.

  Demonstrated ability to orient, train, monitor and oversee clinical support staff in patient care responsibilities. Ability to assess unique needs of individual faculty practices and to determine appropriate patient care requirements.

  Possess interpersonal skills and effectively communicate with patients, their families, members of the health care team, and the professional community. Skill in teaching patients, families and groups of health professionals using appropriate audiovisual materials

  Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions.

  Ability to exhibit flexibility in adjusting to changing demands and requirements, prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in workloads, assignments, or deadlines.

  Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms and other patient materials and in editing written material for grammatical correctness. Ability to create and document protocols and procedures. Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans.

  Skill in venipuncture.

  Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, prioritize work activities. Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention.

  Ability to assess patients' need for information and emotional support and to meet, either directly or by referral, any needs identified.

  Knowledge of EMR systems.

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.