Physician Assistant

CommonSpirit Health•Los Angeles, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

As our Physician Assistant, you will be responsible for performing patient evaluations, reviewing pretreatment teaching, recommending therapeutic interventions, counseling patients and families, and collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for physician's assistants. Every day, you will serve as the primary point of contact and assume responsibilities for managing the care for patients. This involves meticulous assessment, empathetic communication, and seamless collaboration with physicians and other care providers to ensure comprehensive, high-quality, and patient-centered care within your specialized area. To be successful in your role, you will strategically manage comprehensive patient care, performing evaluations, recommending therapeutic interventions, and counseling patients and families within your specialized area. You will demonstrate exceptional clinical proficiency in providing direct care, act as the primary point of contact for patient management, and collaborate effectively with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes, all within the defined scope of practice for physician's assistants. Patient Care Services Gathers complete history of patients and perform complete physical examinations or focused physical examinations for specific complaints. Completes discharge summaries and maintains documentation on patient visits. Conducts daily patient rounds and sees patients in outpatient clinic, as needed. Recognizes and evaluates situations which require immediate attention of supervising physician and which treatment procedures essential for life of patients; responds in appropriate manner. Prescribes and dispenses drugs and medical devices in accordance with regulations established by the Arizona Joint Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery. The Trauma/Acute Care Surgery and Orthopedic Physicians Assistant is responsible for providing care to and coordinating the care of the Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Orthopedic Patients at CHMC and assuring they receive optimal care throughout their hospitalization. The primary goal of the Trauma/Acute Care Surgery and Orthopedic Physicians Assistant is to assure trauma patients receive quality care: directly in the role of expert clinician and indirectly in the roles of consultant, change agent, educator and quality improvement agent. The Trauma/Acute Care Surgery and Orthopedic Physicians Assistant collaborates closely with the Medical Staff, Nursing Staff, ancillary personnel, patients and their families to facilitate the ongoing development of the interdisciplinary team approach to the care of the patient. The Trauma/Acute Care Surgery and Orthopedic Physicians Assistant reports directly to the Trauma Program Director, with a reporting link to the Trauma Medical Director. Trauma/Acute Care Surgery and Orthopedic Physicians Assistants provide input in the development of standardized procedures and protocols and assists the Trauma Program Director to meet departmental goals and objectives.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years in acute setting working with trauma, orthopedic and ICU patients
Surgical and Trauma training
First assist, H&P, assessment of the trauma patients
Current PA licenses
ACLS
PALS
BLS

Nice To Haves

Auditing ATLS skills desirable

Responsibilities

Performing patient evaluations
Reviewing pretreatment teaching
Recommending therapeutic interventions
Counseling patients and families
Collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for physician's assistants
Serving as the primary point of contact and assuming responsibilities for managing the care for patients
Performing evaluations, recommending therapeutic interventions, and counseling patients and families within your specialized area
Demonstrating exceptional clinical proficiency in providing direct care
Acting as the primary point of contact for patient management
Collaborating effectively with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes
Gathering complete history of patients and performing complete physical examinations or focused physical examinations for specific complaints
Completing discharge summaries and maintaining documentation on patient visits
Conducting daily patient rounds and seeing patients in outpatient clinic, as needed
Recognizing and evaluating situations which require immediate attention of supervising physician and which require treatment procedures essential for life of patients; responding in appropriate manner
Prescribing and dispensing drugs and medical devices in accordance with regulations established by the Arizona Joint Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery
Providing care to and coordinating the care of the Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Orthopedic Patients at CHMC and assuring they receive optimal care throughout their hospitalization
Assuring trauma patients receive quality care: directly in the role of expert clinician and indirectly in the roles of consultant, change agent, educator and quality improvement agent
Collaborating closely with the Medical Staff, Nursing Staff, ancillary personnel, patients and their families to facilitate the ongoing development of the interdisciplinary team approach to the care of the patient
Providing input in the development of standardized procedures and protocols
Assisting the Trauma Program Director to meet departmental goals and objectives