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Job description
Hours: Shift Start Time: 7:30 AM Shift End Time: 5:30 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: Yes Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $77.910 - $100.530 - $112.590
What You Will Do
To deliver health care in the Physician Assistant role at a Hospital within Sharp HealthCare.
Required Qualifications
Completion of a Physician Assistant program.
California Physician Assistant License - CA Physician Assistant Board -REQUIRED
ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
Preferred Qualifications
1 Year Physician Assistant experience.
Essential Functions
Clinical Assess all patients in Acute care setting for service line population, within scope of practice.
Develops patient data base through a comprehensive health history, physical examination and laboratory studies/diagnostic tests as indicated.
Orders diagnostic tests and interprets data, discriminating between normal/abnormal findings.
Formulates, implements and evaluates an ongoing plan of care incorporating interdisciplinary input.
Manages treatment modalities.
Counsels and supports patients and families, utilizing appropriate knowledge, training and experience.
Facilitates/provides opportunity for improvement in outcomes for service line patient population.
Performs interventions per approved standardized procedures.
Documentation
Creates/Maintains appropriate documentation and record keeping for all patient contacts.
Education
Assists in developing learning experiences to meet the needs of staff, community, and patients.
Provides health teaching to staff, patients and families to increase their knowledge base.
Enhances patient / family learning and health behaviors.
Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills in area of specialty when consulted by interdisciplinary team members.
Leadership
Promotes interdisciplinary planning and coordination of ongoing patient care.
Collaborates and refers appropriately to other members of the health care team.
Acts as a role model for staff.
Functions as a contributing member within the appropriate service line.
Develops and updates standardized procedures.
Productivity Meets department's expectations for daily volume.
Professional competency
Maintains membership in appropriate professional organizations.
Promotes Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant roles to patients, staff and community.
Remains current in new trends of clinical practice, e.g., health care legislation, research and CE/CME programs for licensure renewal.
Attends NP/PA meetings and specialty case conferences.
Recognizes self-development needs and seeks out resources or experiences that promote professional growth.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for‑profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest‑quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.
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Worksite address
la mesa, CA, 91942, US
Who can apply
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