"Physician Assistant"

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

The mission of the Department of Medicine is to deliver accessible, patient-centered healthcare of the highest caliber, while training compassionate, visionary and innovative clinicians and researchers.

Our department's vision is to remain a world leader in academic medicine and to support cutting-edge innovation and discovery.

Together, our highly trained clinicians and researchers are leading us into an era of healthcare integration and fulfilling our promise to: Discover. Teach. Heal.

The position of Physician Assistant in the Department of Medicine requires a highly competent, independent yet team-oriented individual who will be immersed in Primary Care Same Day Clinic. Under the supervision of Practice manager and guided by the applicable policies and procedures, the Physician Assistant will participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the ambulatory or inpatient settings and provide multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians. A Physician Assistant is an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) who possesses the advanced education, knowledge, clinical skills and experience necessary to provide advanced care in their area of specialization.

This position may perform:

• Functions as appropriate to their 'scope of practice' (In general, the 'scope of practice' includes the management of chronic medical conditions, routine care, and perform medical procedures per their approved standardized procedure). Familiarity with state statute for their licenses is necessary.
• Approved privileges are unique to each person and are unlikely to include ALL privileges.
• The PA professional may provide patient care in age groups based on educational preparation and at all Health licensed settings and affiliates.
• The PA has responsibility for the standards of care for their specified patient population and is accountability both to quality of care and in the development of their role within all Health locations and affiliates.
• Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs) are required to be credentialed to practice and be privileged through Medical Staff to function in their clinical role. Credentialing and approval of privileges must be completed prior to the first working day.
• The PA is accountable to, evaluated, and provided feedback by the supervising/collaborating physician, physician designee(s) in the same clinical specialty, or the Administrative Manager.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the program and UCI Health System.
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Skill to clearly communicate medical information to a broad variety of people, both in person and over the telephone.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Writing skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes. Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information.
• Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
• Current, active, unrestricted California Physician Assistant license.
• Current, active, unrestricted Furnishing license and DEA registration.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• PA National Board Certification.
• Current BLS certification.
• Educational training and/or experience to support setting and patient population.