Physician Assistants (PA) provide health care services to patients who may have acute episodic conditions or chronic problems, as well as those seeking health evaluation, preventive care and/or education and counseling. Under physician supervision, PAs provide care in areas within KP in primary care or specialty departments consistent with their educational preparation following the Regional Practice Guidelines and Protocols for Ambulatory and Hospital-Based Practice.
They perform complete physical examinations, including ordering, interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests and examinations. Assume on-going responsibility for each patient from discovery of the disorder to recovery. Diagnose and treat both chronic and episodic disorders including complications of otherwise normal processes. Establish and document the health care plan and diagnosis, maintain records of each case that are sufficiently complete for any physician reviewing them to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan.
Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members and to customers, contracted providers and vendors.
Function in an expanded role to regularly provide primary, acute or emergency care to patients with complicated medical or surgical conditions which requires an intensive level of care and advanced certification in a specialty area (e.g., neonatal, intensive care, emergency medicine, operating room, etc.) A formal internship and/or equivalent on-the-job training in the specialty area are also required.
Essential Functions:
- Collect subjective data (obtain history).
- Collect objective data (perform a physical exam).
- Develop an assessment (diagnosis).
- Develop and implement a management plan.
- Facilitate the referral of patients to the appropriate health facilities, agencies and resources within the community.
- Order pharmacologic interventions.
- Develop and implement an educational plan.
- Plan for appropriate follow-up care.
- Manages the care of patients with complicated medical or surgical conditions.
- Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
This is a repost of 158243.
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Program.
- Current California Physician Assistant License.
- *National certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- (*Must be obtained from NCCPA for initial licensure, need not be maintained).
- DEA Registration Number
- BCLS
- National Provider Identification Number (NPI) and be an approved Medicare provider.
- Minimum one (1) year experience unless specified by department.
- Consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchases, contracted providers and vendors.
Kaiser Permanente si an EEO/AA Employer.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- UPIN eligible
- Minimum one (1) year experience as a PA in a surgical subspecialty UROLOGY preferred.
- Surgical experience preferred in the Ambulatory Care Setting in UROLOGY preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of Kaiser Permanente computer systems preferred (Health Connect)
Notes:
- Ability to function independently in an expanded role to provide primary, acute, or emergency care to patients with complicated medical conditions which require an intensive level of care.
- Demonstration of completion of Surgical consultations on a diverse patient population
- Demonstration of placing and managing inpatient catheters.
- Demonstration of post-operative management of patients in the inpatient & outpatient settings.
- Demonstration of completion of preoperative & postoperative surgical history and physical exams.
- Coordination and ordering of a wide array of diagnositc studies.
- Excellent demonstrated diagnostic skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse patient population
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to take call and do inpatient rounding.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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