UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Senior Physician Assistant - Santa Monica Urology

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSanta Monica, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An active California Physician Assistant license and certification as a Certified Physician Assistant through AAPA are required.
A Master's degree in a Physician Assistant program is required.
Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
Ability to operate and navigate computer systems to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input or retrieve data is required.
Knowledge of disease processes and treatments for patients with urologic problems is required.
Ability to perform urologic tests and procedures is required.
Ability to assess the unique needs of individual faculty practices and determine appropriate patient care requirements is required.
Ability to communicate with patients, their families, healthcare team members, and the lay and professional community is required.
Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions is required.
Ability to adjust to changing demands, prioritize assignments, and complete work on time when workloads, assignments, or deadlines change is required.
Skill in teaching patients, families, and groups of health professionals using appropriate audiovisual materials is required.
Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms, and other patient materials, and editing written material for grammatical correctness is required.
Ability to create and document protocols and procedures, and strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans, are required.
Venipuncture skill is required.
Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, and prioritize work activities is required.
Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention is required.
Ability to assess patients' needs for information and emotional support and meet identified needs directly or by referral is required.
Knowledge of University policies and procedures related to the position's functions and responsibilities is required.
Knowledge of electronic medical record systems is required.

Responsibilities

Orient, train, monitor, and oversee clinical support staff in patient care responsibilities.

Desired Qualifications

A minimum of three years of experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in a urology setting is strongly preferred.
Bilingual ability in Spanish is preferred.

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 experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in a urology setting-strongly preferred
Current BLS certification 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-required
Knowledge of EMR systems-required
Bilingual in Spanish-preferred

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an 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; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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