Senior Physician Assistant
4 weeks ago
At Kaiser Permanente, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Physician Assistant to join our Intensive Care Unit team.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of experience as a physician assistant in the last five years, with a strong background in providing high-quality, efficient, team-based patient-focused care.
As a Senior Physician Assistant, you will work under the direction of a supervising physician to manage patients in the office, hospital, ED, and/or perioperative setting.
You will be responsible for examining patients, performing comprehensive physical examinations, and compiling patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examinations.
Additionally, you will administer or order diagnostic tests, such as imaging studies, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interpret test results for deviations from normal.
You will also perform therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care, and managing infection.
Other department-specific diagnostic or therapeutic procedures may also be required.
As a Senior Physician Assistant, you will develop and implement patient management plans, record progress notes, and assist in the provision of continuity of care and counseling 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 on specific specialty, additional duties may include facilitating admissions, transfers, discharges, first assisting in surgeries or performing procedures as applicable, rounding on inpatients, and performing admission evaluations on patients to include obtaining basic medical information and history, reviewing patient's medical record, performing physical exams, documenting findings into patient medical records, and reporting deviations from normal findings to attending physicians.
You will also provide patient and family with pre-operative/pre-procedure and other pertinent education, answer questions regarding surgery or procedures, recovery, and risk factor modification, and perform peri-operative procedures.
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, and may work as the first assist during surgical procedures, start IV's, 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 patient's status during recovery, reviews vital signs, laboratory, and diagnostic studies, and assists with management of patients.
Facilitates patient discharge, dictates discharge and transfer summaries in a timely manner, and may collaborate with the supervising physician, manager, and other department members on performance improvement activities.
Basic qualifications include a minimum of three years of experience as a physician assistant in the last five years, a graduate degree from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program, a California State Physician Assistant License, issued by the Physician Assistant Board under the Medical Board of California, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification.
Additional requirements may include a Fluoroscopy Permit, or obtaining one within 18 months from the date of hire in Orthopedics, Interventional Radiology, and Radiation Oncology only.
Preferred qualifications include advanced certification in a specialty area and experience and competency in performing specific tasks required by the specific department.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates with arrest and/or conviction records.
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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