Physician Assistant - Surgical Services, West Valley

General Information

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Work Location: West Hills, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote


Fully On-Site


Work Schedule


12 hour shifts, various days and nights, including weekends and holidays


Posted Date


05/11/2025


Salary Range : $87.39 - 117.57 Hourly


Employment Type


2 - Staff: Career


Duration


Indefinite


Job #


24368


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Major functions include serving as a Physician Assistant for the Surgical Services at West Valley under the general supervision of the Medical Director. Duties include providing inpatient care to surgical patients including General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Urology patients, coordinating the care of adult patients, and providing patient/family education to promote a smooth transition from admission to discharge. Provide a discharge plan, providing detailed discharge instructions. Major functions include collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, leading the rotational mentoring program, participating in clinical trials, showing initiative in developing and implementing positive improvements for the allied health team. Taking a leadership role in research, teaching, and publishing.


Salary range :


Salary range :


PA: $79.49 - $106.96/hourly

Senior PA to be determined by relevant experience. Salary range: $87.39- $106.96/hourly

Job Qualifications

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• Degree from PA Program- required
• CA PA License- required
• National PA Board Certification-required
• BLS from AHA or ARC- required
• ACLS from AHA- required
• Experience working with surgical patients in inpatient settings -required
• Operating room experience -preferred
• Self-direction and organizational skills to function in an independent role -required
• Skill in physical assessment and care of surgical patients- required
• Skill in teaching-required
• Knowledge, skill, and ability to perform patient history and physical assessment-required
• Skill and ability in written and verbal communication-required
• Knowledge of interdisciplinary resources needed to coordinate patient care and facilitate referral-required
• Knowledge and skill in wound care and treatment-required
• Skill in organizing and prioritizing-required
• Ability to ready, interpret, apply, and or follow physician orders, policies, procedures, and written/verbal instructions-required

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.