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Job description
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 AAPA -required
Master's degree in Physician Assistant Program-required
Minimum of 3 experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in a urology setting-strongly preferred
Current BLS certification from AHA or ARC- required
Ability to operate, navigate computer systems to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve data-required
Knowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with urologic problems-required
Ability to perform urologic tests and procedures-required
Demonstrated ability to orient, train, monitor and oversee clinical support staff in patient care responsibilities-required
Ability to assess unique needs of individual faculty practices and to determine appropriate patient care requirements-required
Possess interpersonal skills and effectively communicate with patients, their families, members of the health care team, the lay and professional community-required
Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions-required
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-required
Skill in teaching patients, families and groups of health professionals using appropriate audiovisual materials-required
Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms and other patient materials and in editing written material for grammatical correctness-required
Ability to create and document protocols and procedures. Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans-required
Skill in venipuncture-required
Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, prioritize work activities-required
Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention-required
Ability to assess patients' need for information and emotional support and to meet, either directly or by referral, any needs identified-required
Knowledge of University policies/procedures related to functions and responsibilities of the position-required
Knowledge of EMR systems-required
Bilingual in Spanish-preferred
Who can apply
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