Senior Physician Assistant - Urology, Division of Andrology
UCLA
Application
Details
Posted: 02-Aug-25
Location: Santa Monica, California
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 148497739
Description
The incumbent in collaborative practice with Director of the Men’s Health Clinic, the attending physician, and the Sr. Physician Assistant Supervisor, will be responsible for providing clinical assessment, patient care management and treatment services for The Men’s Clinic at UCLA, a subspecialty reproductive and sexual medicine practice within the UCLA Department of Urology. The Department of Urology services include general urology, urologic oncology, andrology, pediatric urology, kidney transplantation, and pelvic reconstruction surgery. The Sr. PA employed by the Department of Urology will evaluate patient, reviewing medical history, and perform an appropriate physical exam in an ambulatory setting. Incumbent will consult with attending physician as appropriate. The Sr. PA will be responsible for communication and feedback with patients, families, referring physicians and attending physicians . Incumbent must be self directed and function with minimal direct supervision.
Salary range: $82.4- $110.87/hourly
Qualifications
Active license to practice as a Physician Assistant in
California and must possess certification as Certified Physician Assistant
through NCCPA-required
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- preferred
Ability to perform urologic tests and procedures - preferred
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 audio visual 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 -required
Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans- 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
Master's degree in Physician
Assistant Program-required
Minimum of 2-5 yrs
experience as APP -required (Urology experience, preferred)
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