Sr Physician Assistant - Urology

Job description

Job Summary:

nUnder the direction of a supervising physician, the Senior Physician Assistant provides high quality, efficient, team based patient focused care. The Senior Physician Assistant responsibilities may include managing patients in the office, hospital, ED and/or perioperative setting. The Senior Physician Assistant may be required to First Assist in the OR or perform other department specific procedures. The Senior Physician Assistant may also facilitate on call responsibilities for his/her supervising physician. The Senior Physician Assistants daily responsibilities may vary based upon the department & supervising physician needs and may require evening or weekend hours.

nThe Senior Physician Assistant, by virtue of his/her experience and competency in the role, provides a high level of clinical and operational expertise and may function as a mentor to less experienced Physician Assistants.

nEssential Responsibilities:

nnnThe Physician Assistant will practice as part of a team under the direction of their supervising physician.

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nnPrimary Duties will be inclusive of the following but not limited to:

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nnExamines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.

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nnAdministers or orders diagnostic tests, such as imaging studies, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.

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nnPerforms therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.

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nnPerforms other department specific diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

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nnDevelops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.

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nnInstructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance and other relevant patient education.

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nnBased upon Specific Specialty, additional duties may include the following:

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nnFacilitate admissions, transfers, discharges.

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nnFirst assist in surgeries or perform procedures as applicable.

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nnRound on inpatients.

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nnPerforms admission evaluation on patients to include: obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patients medical record, performing physical exam, documenting findings into patient medical record, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physician.

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nnProvides patient and family with pre-operative/pre-procedure and other pertinent education.

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nnAnswers questions regarding surgery or procedures, recovery and risk factor modification; provides blood transfusion information as applicable; performs peri-operative procedures; locates and utilizes diagnostic images, instruments and pertinent patient information.

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nnReviews patient chart noting allergies, pertinent medical history, and abnormal physical findings.

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nnAssists in performing surgical procedures and other procedures consistent with the standards of care and practice guidelines.

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nnDepending on the specialty, may work as the First Assist during surgical procedures, start IVs, and/or perform suturing.

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nnPerforms post-operative procedures to include entering standard post-operative orders into patient medical records; assists physicians with evaluation and management of patients status during recovery; reviews vital signs, laboratory and diagnostic studies; assists with management of patients.

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nnFacilitates patient discharge; dictates discharge and transfer summaries in a timely manner.

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nnOther Duties

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nnThe Senior Physician Assistant provides a high level of clinical and operational expertise and may function as a mentor to less experienced Physician Assistants.

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nnMay collaborate with the supervising physician, manager and other department members on performance improvement activities.

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n nBasic Qualifications:

nExperience

nnMinimum three (3) years previous experience in the last five (5) years as a physician assistant.

n nEducation

nnGraduate from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program.

n nLicense, Certification, Registration

nnnPhysician Assistant License (California) required at hire

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nnNational Provider Identifier required at hire

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nnPhysician Assistant National Certificate required at hire

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nnBasic Life Support

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n nAdditional Requirements:

nnnFluoroscopy Permit required, or must be obtained within 18 months from the date of hire in Orthopedics, Interventional Radiology, and Radiation Oncology only.

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nnMay be required to have experience and competency in performing specific tasks required by the specific department.

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nnMust be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

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n nPreferred Qualifications:

nnAdvanced Certification in specialty area, preferred.

n nCOMPANY: KAISER

nTITLE: Sr Physician Assistant - Urology

nLOCATION: Sacramento, California

nREQNUMBER:

nExternal hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Worksite address

sacramento, CA, 95828, US

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