(PA) Sr. Physician Assistant - Inpatient BMT - 140242

About the role

The Sr. Physician Assistant - Inpatient BMT position at Jacobs Medical Center, part of the CANCER CENTER, is responsible for providing primary medical management for oncology/BMT patients. This role requires collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team, performing specialized procedures, presenting patient cases, and supporting the development of BMT divisional policies.

Responsibilities

• Provides primary medical management for oncology/BMT patients.
• Demonstrates professional image and leadership core competencies.
• Learns and collaborates with the multidisciplinary care team to ensure consistent medical management.
• Performs specialized procedures such as bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture, and skin biopsy.
• Presents patient cases during daily rounds and at the weekly BMT Clinical meetings.
• Supports patient/family and staff education.
• Participates in and/or initiates research.
• Engages in community outreach and networking with community physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• May provide care to BMT patients in the outpatient center at the Moores Cancer Center.
• Develops and expands role responsibilities as patient and system needs change.

Requirements

• Graduate from a physician assistant program approved by the ARC-PA.
• California Physician Assistant (PA) license.
• Current PA Certification from NCCPA.
• BLS/CPR and ACLS certifications at time of hire with commitment to get ART within six (6) months of hire date.
• Minimum one (1) year recent work experience as a licensed Physician Assistant in Oncology, BMT, or adult critical care.
• Thorough knowledge of BMT and CAR-T process and hematological blood cancers.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the medical as well as psychosocial needs of a patient population with cancer.
• High level of professionalism and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to function as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Comfort in a group teaching setting and willingness to do community outreach.

Preferred Qualifications

• One to two (1 - 2) years of working experience in a licensed Physician Assistant in inpatient Hem/Onc/BMT.
• Knowledge of administration of chemotherapy and other common blood & marrow transplant medications.
• Experience in quality improvement.
• Experience in working with Clinical Trials and ability to identify potential Clinical Trials patients.

Special Conditions

• Able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
• Must be able to obtain UCSD Medical Staff privileges and maintain during employment.
• Due to advanced practice credentialing eligibility, clinical advanced practice experience must be within the last two (2) years.

Pay

Annual Full Pay Range: $162,530 - $214,104 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hiring Pay Scale: $77.84 - $102.54 / Hour