Reconstruction Oncology Surgical- FT Days (10 hour)

Stanford Health Care•Oakland, CA

About The Position

The Physician Assistant (PA) works under the approved Physician Assistant Job Description and provides services within the scope established for the service, clinic, or department by the PA and supervising physician(s), with required institutional approvals. The PA may perform only services consistent with their competence, education, training, and experience, and must consult or refer to a supervising physician when a task, procedure, or diagnostic issue exceeds their competence. The role is in Plastics/Reconstruction Oncology Surgical at Stanford Health Care, on a 10-hour day schedule. The PA evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic complaints and health-maintenance concerns related to the specialty; obtains histories and performs physical examinations; requests, performs, and evaluates diagnostic studies; orders or furnishes medications under physician supervision and in accordance with applicable requirements; and orders and collects specimens and therapeutic services. The PA may perform designated procedures after demonstrating competency, obtain informed consent, arrange admissions and discharges, and assist in the operating room after appropriate training. The position also supports coordination of care, patient education and counseling, quality improvement, and compliance with legal, regulatory, clinical, safety, and patient-experience requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
Physician Assistant state licensure.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
Perform only services within the PA’s competence and consistent with education, training, and experience.
Consult with a physician or refer to a supervising physician when a task, procedure, or diagnostic problem exceeds the PA’s competence.
Complete a California Physician Assistant Board-approved controlled-substance course to furnish or order controlled substances, as applicable.
Meet Joint Commission requirements, including ongoing education and training, safety and quality program participation, and applicable licensure and health screenings.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat patients with acute or chronic complaints and health-maintenance concerns related to the specialty.
Obtain complete histories and perform pertinent physical examinations, documenting normal and abnormal findings for new and returning patients.
Perform or request and evaluate diagnostic studies as indicated.
Order or furnish medications under physician supervision, consistent with the practice agreement, education and training, and applicable controlled-substance requirements.
Order and collect specimens for laboratory tests, screening procedures, and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
Order physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations, and nursing services.
Perform designated procedures after demonstrating competency and in accordance with written standardized procedures where applicable.
Obtain informed consent when indicated.
Initiate arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and complete appropriate paperwork.
As directed by the supervising physician, enroll patients in IRB-approved investigational studies and order necessary tests and medications; obtain advance patient-specific supervising-physician orders for medications that are not FDA-approved or are used off-label.
After appropriate training, assist the supervising physician in the operating room as a first or second assistant, and perform surgical procedures in the supervising physician’s personal presence.
Recognize and address age-specific patient needs.
Communicate and interact effectively with patients, families, staff, and community members from diverse backgrounds.
Recognize situations requiring immediate physician attention and initiate life-saving procedures when necessary.
Facilitate coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services, collaboration between providers, and coordination of community resources.
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, clinical, safety, and quality policies and procedures.
Participate in quality-improvement initiatives.
Provide and coordinate patient teaching and counseling.
Follow Joint Commission requirements and Stanford Health Care’s C-I-CARE patient-experience standards.