Sr. Physician Assistant, Surgery - Variable

About the role

The position of Senior Physician Assistant in the Department of Surgery at UC Irvine requires a highly competent, independent yet team-oriented individual who will be immersed in the management and coordination of all inpatient care of surgical patients, primarily located at a new hospital in Irvine, California.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating care and ordering diagnostics
• Creating a treatment plan
• Participating in inpatient sign out/hand-off
• Rounding and communicating with surgery teams/residents/attending physicians
• Conducting surgical consultations on potential surgical patients
• Rescuing surgical patients from the ED and ICU
• Coordinating procedures (scheduling operations and other procedures)
• Admitting and discharging patients (admission H&P, orders, discharge summary, instructions, and medications)
• Triage phone calls from patients and nurses
• Reviewing critical labs, following up with patients and medical staff
• Obtaining comprehensive medical histories, performing physical examinations/assessments, and exploring patient's health needs in a trauma-informed manner
• Identifying, treating, and managing hospitalized patients
• Participating in comprehensive care of patients in inpatient settings and providing multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians
• Assisting in the operating room, working closely with surgeons and other healthcare professionals to provide optimal patient care throughout surgical procedures

Requirements

• Ability to obtain UCIMC Allied Health Professional Privileges prior to hire
• HIPPA and other training completion as required by Medical Center
• Annual TB screening and any applicable tests to meet JCAHO requirements
• 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
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships across the program and UCI Health System
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships across the organization
• Exercises diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers
• Skill to clearly communicate medical information to a broad variety of people, both in person and over the telephone
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Writing skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data, and progress notes
• Able to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Able to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures
• Must be a current, active, and unrestricted licensed Physician Assistant in the State of California
• Active Board Certification from NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants)
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
• The PA must have a current DEA number from the US Drug Enforcement Administration
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• Two or more years of experience to support setting and patient population

Preferred

• Knowledge of Windows and MS Office software applications (Excel, Word, Quest, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Experience in Trauma/Critical Care
• Bilingual in Spanish and/or Vietnamese
• Familiarity with UC policies and procedures