Senior Physician Assistant - Dermatology

Job Summary

The Senior Physician Assistant provides high quality, efficient, team-based patient-focused care under the direction of a supervising physician. Responsibilities may include managing patients in various settings such as the office, hospital, emergency department, and perioperative areas. The Senior Physician Assistant may also facilitate on-call responsibilities for their supervising physician.

About the Role

The Senior Physician Assistant, by virtue of their experience and competency, provides a high level of clinical and operational expertise and may function as a mentor to less experienced Physician Assistants. They provide a wide range of services including examinations, diagnostic testing, therapeutic procedures, patient management, and patient education.

Responsibilities

• Examines patients, performs comprehensive physical examinations, and compiles medical data.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests and interprets results.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in continuity of care.
• Instructs and counsels patients on compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems, and health maintenance.
• Additional duties may include facilitating admissions, transfers, discharges; first assisting in surgeries or performing procedures; rounding on inpatients; performing admission evaluations; providing pre- and post-operative education; assisting with surgical procedures; and facilitating patient discharge.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years previous experience in the last five (5) years as a physician assistant.
• Graduate from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program.
• Physician Assistant License (California) required at hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Physician Assistant National Certificate required at hire.
• Basic Life Support certification required.
• Fluoroscopy Permit required, or must be obtained within 18 months from the date of hire in Orthopedics, Interventional Radiology, and Radiation Oncology only.
• Advanced Certification in specialty area, preferred.