Physician Assistant - Night Shift

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Department of Surgery

The position of Physician Assistant in the Department of Surgery 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.

The surgical patients will include general surgery and specialty surgical services, on all levels of care, including the intensive care unit. Inpatient surgical services include colorectal surgery, ENT, general surgery, gynecology, hand surgery, minimally invasive surgery, plastic surgery, surgical oncology, thoracic, urology, vascular. Duties will include consults and inpatient care and management.

Duties include and not limited to evaluating care, ordering diagnostics and creating a treatment plan. The physician assistant will participate with inpatient sign‑out/hand‑off at beginning and end of shift. The physician assistant will round and communicate with the surgery teams/residents/attending physicians. The physician assistant will be responsible for surgical consultations on potential surgical patients. The physician assistant will be involved in resuscitations of surgical patients from the ED and ICU.

Responsibilities include coordination of procedures (including scheduling operations and other procedures, etc.) and follow‑up, admit and discharge patients (including admission H&P, orders, discharge summary, instructions, and medications) when appropriate. The physician assistant will triage phone calls from patients and nurses and be responsible for reviewing critical labs, follow‑up of results with patients and medical staff, obtaining comprehensive medical histories, performing initial and daily physical examinations/assessments, and exploring patient’s health needs in a trauma‑informed manner.

The physician assistant will identify, treat, and manage hospitalized patients. The physician assistant should demonstrate an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and be responsible for professional development and competency validation. The physician assistant will participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the inpatient settings and provide multidisciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians.

In addition, the physician assistant will assist in the operating room, working closely with surgeons and other healthcare professionals to provide optimal patient care throughout surgical procedures. This position is represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union.

Required:

• Practice agreements completed and on file in Department.
• Ability to obtain UCIMC Allied Health Professional Privileges prior to hire.
• HIPPAA and other training completion as required by Medical Center Annual TB screening and any applicable test 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.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Ability to…