Physician Assistant

4 days ago


Vallejo, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:
As a Physician Assistant at Kaiser Permanente, you will provide high-quality patient care under the direction of a supervising physician. Your responsibilities may include managing patients in various settings, such as the office, hospital, ED, and perioperative environment. You may be required to First Assist in the OR or perform other department-specific procedures. Additionally, you may facilitate on-call responsibilities for your supervising physician.


The Physician Assistant's daily responsibilities may vary based on the department and supervising physician needs, requiring evening or weekend work hours.


Essential Responsibilities:
The Physician Assistant will practice as part of a team under the direction of their supervising physician.

Primary Duties will be inclusive of the following but not limited to:

Conducts comprehensive physical examinations, compiles patient medical data, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.Orders and administers diagnostic tests, such as imaging studies, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care, and managing infection.

Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.


Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance and other relevant patient education.

Based upon Specific Specialty, additional duties may include the following:

Facilitates admissions, transfers, discharges

First assists in surgeries or performs procedures as applicable

Rounds on inpatients


Performs admission evaluation on patients to include: obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patients medical record, performing physical exam, documenting findings into patient medical record, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physician.

Provides patient and family with pre-operative/pre-procedure and other pertinent education.


Answers questions regarding surgery or procedures, recovery and risk factor modification; provides blood transfusion information as applicable; performs peri-operative procedures; locates and utilizes diagnostic images, instruments and pertinent patient information.

Reviews patient chart noting allergies, pertinent medical history, and abnormal physical findings.

Assists in performing surgical procedures and other procedures consistent with the standards of care and practice guidelines:

Depending on the specialty, may work as the First Assist during surgical procedures, start IVs, and/or perform suturing.


Performs post-operative procedures to include entering standard post-operative orders into patient medical records; assists physicians with evaluation and management of patients status during recovery; reviews vital signs, laboratory and diagnostic studies; assists with management of patients.

Facilitates patient discharge; dictates discharge and transfer summaries in a timely manner.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

N/A

Education

Graduate from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program by start date.

License, Certification, Registration

Physician Assistant License (California) required at hire

Basic Life Support required at hire

National Provider Identifier required at hire

Physician Assistant National Certificate required at hire

Additional Requirements:


Fluoroscopy Permit required, or must be obtained within 18 months from the date of hire in Orthopedics, Interventional Radiology, and Radiation Oncology only.

May be required to have experience and competency in performing specific tasks required by department.

Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
N/

A

COMPANY:

KAISER

TITLE:
Physician Assistant (On Call) Vallejo Hospital - General Surgery

LOCATION:
Vallejo, California

REQNUMBER:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.

Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.



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