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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
M-F 8a-5p, schedule would consist of a combination of in-person and virtual visits.
Posted Date
01/21/2025
Salary Range: $82.4 - 110.87 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
20035

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The UCLA Division of Urologic Oncology is looking to fill the role of a Sr. Physician Assistant (Sr. PA).

 The Sr. PA is expected to provide exemplary patient care consistent with the UCLA Health CICARE Service Excellence. This individual will independently review medical histories, evaluate patients in clinic and via telemedicine, perform comprehensive physical examination, review laboratory and imaging results, formulate treatment plans, manage prescriptions, and provide patient education.

 The PA will manage clinical questions by telephone and Epic in-basket, perform procedures as needed, and manage clinical issues that arise following procedures and surgeries, address prescription-related issues such as prior authorization, and carry out related tasks for the UCLA Division of Urologic Oncology under the supervision of the attending urologists.

 

Incumbent must be self directed and function with minimal direct supervision.

Salary range: $82.40- $110.87/hourly

Job Qualifications

Active license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California and must possess certification as Certified Physician Assistant through AAPA-required

Master's degree in Physician Assistant Program-required

 

Minimum of 3-6 yrs experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in a urology setting-required

 

Current BLS from AHA or ARC-required


Ability to operate, navigate computer systems to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve data-required

 Knowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with urologic problems-required

Ability to perform urologic tests and procedures-required

Demonstrated ability to orient, train, monitor and oversee clinical support staff in patient care responsibilities-required

 Ability to assess unique needs of individual faculty practices and to determine appropriate patient care requirements-required

 Possess interpersonal skills and effectively communicate with patients, their families, members of the health care team, the lay and professional community-required

 Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions-required

 Ability to exhibit flexibility in adjusting to changing demands and requirements, prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in workloads, assignments, or deadlines-required

 Skill in teaching patients, families and groups of health professionals using appropriate audiovisual materials-required

 Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms and other patient materials and in editing written material for grammatical correctness-required

 Ability to create and document protocols and procedures. Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans-required

 Skill in venipuncture-required

 Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, prioritize work activities-required

 Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention-required

 Ability to assess patients' need for information and emotional support and to meet, either directly or by referral, any needs identified-required

 Knowledge of University policies/procedures related to functions and responsibilities of the position-preferred

 Knowledge of EMR systems-required

 Bilingual in Spanish-preferred



As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.