Senior Physician Assistant - Division of Urologic Oncology
UCLA Health
Description
The UCLA Division of Urologic Oncology is looking to fill the role of a Sr. Physician Assistant (Sr. 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 Division of Urologic Oncology under the supervision of the attending urologists.
Incumbent must be self directed and function with minimal direct supervision.
Salary range: $82.40- $110.87/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 3-6 yrs experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in a urology setting-required
Current BLS 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-preferred
Knowledge of EMR systems-required
Bilingual
in Spanish-preferred
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