Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.
Essential Functions:
- Provide high-quality health care through active participation in pre-, intra-, & post-operative care for patients in CVT service via direct assessment and formulation/implementation of treatment plan under the guidance of the CVT team physicians.
- Performing complete pre-operative work-up on patients & performing H & P & patient pre-operative teaching; harvesting conduits and first- assisting in the OR; making rounds & removing lines/tubes/drains on post-operative patients in the ICU and telemetry units; assisting w/discharge planning; assuming on-call responsibilities, & education.
- Document in writing all care in patient's permanent medical record in accordance w/accepted medical/legal standards.
- Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), & State licensing guidelines.
- Coordinate, develop and organize patient or department services or programs.
- Collect data & quality & conduct audits as needed.
- PA's have influence on capital and operating budgets through their requests for new equipment, supplies, and treatment of patients. PA's may also review and recommend reductions in duplicated or unnecessary items. PA's have a responsibility to provide care within Kaiser contractual agreements.
- Provide primary medical care within limitations established by training, licensure and hospital/clinic protocols.
- Ensuring that members receive high-quality, timely and appropriate care.
- PAs consult with, report to, and arrange services through internal and external contacts.
- Consistently supports compliance & the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy & confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, & adhering to applicable federal, state & local laws and regulations, accreditation & licenser requirements (if applicable), & Kaiser Permanente's policies & procedures.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of approved PA or NP program with certification.
- National certification
- State medical (PA) or NP license
- Valid BLS Certification
- Annual recertification through CME as required by licensure.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common thoracic and cardiovascular anomalies.
- Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
- Ability to first assist and harvest vein/radial artery in the OR.
- Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
- Working knowledge of State health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations. Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years of clinical experience including endoscopic vein/radial artery harvest.
- Graduate of approved PA or NP program with licensure in Oregon
- Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
- Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
- Working knowledge of State health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations. Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical disease and injuries.
- Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
Salary Range:
$52.16 - $76.65
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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