Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Antelope Valley

City of Hope • Duarte, CA

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About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. We are seeking a Physician Assistant at City of Hope in Antelope Valley. The Physician Assistant functions as part of a care team who, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive patient care. The Physician Assistant provides independent and collaborative medical management to a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician supervisor.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a master's degree as a Physician Assistant.
• Current California Physician Assistant License.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current American Heart Association ACLS certification.
• Must have a current DEA.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary, secondary, and in some cases, tertiary care within scope of practice, licensure, and organizational policies.
• Take histories, conduct physical examinations, order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests and therapies.
• Furnish drugs and devices in a cost-efficient manner for specific conditions.
• Perform history and physical assessments of patients that are accurate, concise, relevant, and appropriate.
• Document the consultation and new patient note.
• Order and appropriately analyze diagnostic tests including laboratory and imaging evaluations.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the plan of care with modifications as needed and in coordination with the attending physician when appropriate.
• Perform routine procedures pertinent to the practice and as granted through the privilege process.
• Independently manage patients in follow-up including ordering follow-up imaging, providing medical care, and support to the patient.
• Interpret imaging and communicate with attending physician regarding interval patient change.
• Prescribe and counsel patients on narcotic use safety.
• Demonstrate pharmacologic knowledge including indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions, and adverse effects of pharmacologic agents.
• Review treatment and therapy plans with patients and appropriate family members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree