Neurosurgery PA

CommonSpirit Health • Carmichael, CA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

As our Physician Assistant, Neurosurgery, you will be an integral member of a leading multi-specialty group's Neurosurgery team in Carmichael, CA, playing a crucial role in delivering comprehensive patient care. You will provide essential clinical support and surgical assistance, ensuring high-quality outcomes for neurosurgery patients across both outpatient and hospital settings within the Sacramento region. Every day you will engage in diverse responsibilities, including hospital rounds, managing post-operative care in both inpatient and clinic environments, and evaluating non-operative referrals. You will also serve as a surgical first assistant approximately 3-4 times per month. Your clinical duties involve obtaining medical histories, performing physical examinations, formulating differential diagnoses, developing treatment plans in collaboration with physicians, writing orders, and prescribing medications. You will also instruct and counsel patients and families, ensuring accurate and timely documentation, and acting as a vital liaison among medical staff. To be successful in this role, you will be a skilled and compassionate Physician Assistant with a robust understanding of neurosurgery, capable of performing within your scope of practice. You should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a commitment to patient education, and meticulous documentation abilities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Current and unrestricted California PA license
• National certification (NCCPA)
• BLS and ACLS
• DEA license

Nice To Haves

• Robust understanding of neurosurgery
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to patient education
• Meticulous documentation abilities

Responsibilities

• Hospital rounds
• Managing post-operative care in both inpatient and clinic environments
• Evaluating non-operative referrals
• Serving as a surgical first assistant approximately 3-4 times per month
• Obtaining medical histories
• Performing physical examinations
• Formulating differential diagnoses
• Developing treatment plans in collaboration with physicians
• Writing orders
• Prescribing medications
• Instructing and counseling patients and families
• Ensuring accurate and timely documentation
• Acting as a vital liaison among medical staff

Benefits

• Full-time position
• Stable Monday-Friday schedule
• No call or weekend responsibilities
• Competitive compensation ($141,158 - $187,358 DOE + productivity bonus)
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• 100% employer-paid medical/dental for your family
• PSLF eligibility
• 401(k) with employer matching
• CME allowance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree