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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Physician Assistant - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Full-TimeUpdated
$90.17 - $121.36
Junior, Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Oakland, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryAdvanced Practice Providers

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduation from a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the PA (ARC-PA) is required.
  • Physician Assistant candidates need a minimum of one year of clinical experience in a Pediatric Critical Care unit.
  • Senior Physician Assistant candidates need a minimum of five years of clinical experience in a Pediatric Critical Care unit.
  • A California Physician Assistant license without restriction is required.
  • National Board Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants is required.
  • A California driver license is required if required for the position.
  • Drug Enforcement Administration registration with Schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address is required.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is required.
  • Advanced Practice Providers must be credentialed through the Office of Medical Affairs and Governance before practicing in their clinical role; credentialing takes 60–90 days and must be completed before the first working day.
Responsibilities
  • Provides direct inpatient patient care, independently or collaboratively evaluating and managing patients.
  • Takes patient histories, performs physical examinations, responds to changes in patient status, performs consultations, and orders or furnishes medications, diagnostic tests, treatments, therapies, consultations, referrals, durable medical equipment, and home health services.
  • Documents care in the electronic medical record in accordance with UCSF Rules and Regulations and ensures provider services are billed to reflect the performing provider and comply with the APP Billing Policy.
  • Responds to clinical documentation integrity inquiries from the Department of Quality and Patient Safety within three days.
  • Performs procedures authorized through privileges or standardized procedures.
  • Identifies patients with acute decompensation or failure, responds to the hospital plan of care, and reviews the situation with a physician.
  • Initiates consultations as indicated.
  • Documents independent assessment findings and recommends appropriate treatments.
  • Participates in service rounds, patient evaluation, and treatment planning.
  • Reviews laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic tests, and initiates appropriate team plans.
  • Evaluates complex cases and establishes individualized plans of care for disposition to a lower level of care.
  • Interprets and acts upon completed tests, procedures, and radiographic studies.
  • Completes clinically relevant paperwork and electronic health record documentation, including medication orders, episodic care notes, and discharge summaries, in accordance with UCSF Rules and Regulations.
  • Communicates findings, treatment options, and care plans to patients and their families.
  • May first assist in the operating room when privileged through the Office of Medical Affairs and Governance and after completing required certification and proctoring.
  • Monitors and evaluates patients for discharge, sets parameters and guidelines for continuity of care with the multidisciplinary team, and evaluates and defines discharge regimens.
  • Discharges patients, including prescribing or furnishing medications, ordering durable medical equipment, recommending or referring patients for ongoing follow-up care, providing discharge teaching, and completing discharge summaries.
  • Coordinates care throughout hospital admission, including coordination with staff and consulting services and hospital discharge planning.
  • Coordinates episodic care and determines timing of routine clinic follow-up.
  • Participates in huddles with clinic and hospital staff and anticipates patients requiring close management or intervention.
  • Consults with nursing staff on individualized nursing care plans and their implementation.
  • Provides case summaries independently for disability, insurance agencies, workers’ compensation, work releases, and medical supply agencies.
  • Formulates and implements protocols to improve quality and efficiency and control waste in the clinical specialty.
  • Provides care in rotating 12-hour shifts.

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UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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