Senior Physician Assistant

About the role

The position of Physician Assistant (PA) in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine & Palliative Medicine, requires a highly competent, independent yet team-oriented individual who will be immersed in Hospital Medicine. Under the supervision of Alpesh Amin, MD and guided by the applicable policies and procedures, the Physician Assistant will participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the ambulatory or inpatient settings and provide multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the ambulatory or inpatient settings.
• Provide multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians.
• Manage chronic stable medical conditions, routine care, acute or critical care, and medical and surgical procedures per their approved practice agreement.
• Exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers.
• Communicate medical information to a broad variety of people, both in person and over the telephone.
• Prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes.
• Maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Exercise self-direction and accountability both to quality of care and in the development of their role within the UCI Health locations and affiliates.

Requirements

• Possess clear understanding of core internal medicine principles.
• Knowledge of the elements of a medical history and skill in the history-taking process.
• Expertise and appropriate physical exam skills.
• Demonstrated experience in review and use of any standard protocols for Hospital Medicine patients.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the program and UCI Health System.
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information.

Qualifications

• Licensure through the California Physician Assistant Board of the Medical Board of California as a physician assistant.
• Completed a physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Current BLS certification and ACLS certification.
• National board certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) at the time of initial appointment.
• Experience in working with patients undergoing single and combined modality treatment plans.

Skills

• Clear understanding of core internal medicine principles.
• Knowledge of the elements of a medical history and skill in the history-taking process.
• Expertise and appropriate physical exam skills.
• Review and use of standard protocols for Hospital Medicine patients.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interactions.
• Customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Communication skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes.
• Maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Self-direction and accountability.
• Training in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.
• Understanding of and adherence to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information.

Benefits

What It Takes to be Successful In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required

• Possess clear understanding of core internal medicine principles.
• Knowledge of the elements of a medical history and skill in the history-taking process.
• Expertise and appropriate physical exam skills.
• Demonstrated experience in review and use of any standard protocols for Hospital Medicine patients.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the program and UCI Health System.
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information.
• Licensure through the California Physician Assistant Board of the Medical Board of California as a physician assistant.
• Completed a physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Current BLS certification and ACLS certification.
• National board certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) at the time of initial appointment.
• Experience in working with patients undergoing single and combined modality treatment plans.

Preferred

• Multi-lingual.

Special Conditions

• Must provide documentation of provision of care (# and type of cases/procedures performed) during the past 24 months, representative of the scope and complexity of the privileges requested.
• Ability to obtain UCIMC Allied Health Professional Privileges prior to hire.

Conditions of Employment

• Background Check and Live Scan.
• Employment Misconduct.
• Legal Right to work in the United States.
• Vaccination Policies.
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy.
• Drug Free Environment.
• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement.