Senior Physician Assistant - General Surgery (Vascular Surgery)

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, ED, and perioperative setting. 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 exams, diagnostic tests, therapeutic procedures, patient management, and patient education.

Responsibilities

• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests and interprets test 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 regarding 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 as applicable; rounding on inpatients; performing admission evaluations; providing pre-operative and post-operative patient education; assisting in 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.

Benefits

The Senior Physician Assistant benefits include a market-competitive total rewards package and opportunities for professional growth and development. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.