Physician Assistant

Overview:

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.

OBGYN

Responsibilities:

Candidate is expected to work in both outpatient and inpatient setting. The candidate is expected to function autonomously within a team-based environment in a very busy throughput practice. The candidate will also oversee urgent messages and triage patients with providing added support for covering providers in basket messages when the providers are out.

• 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 evidence self-direction and accountability both to quality of care and in the development of their role within all Health locations and affiliates.
• Advanced Practice Practitioners (APP) 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 Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

Qualifications:

Required:

• Ability to exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with doctors, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement.
• Skill at clearly communicating medical information to broad variety of people, both in person and on the telephone.
• Knowledge of when specific diagnostic tests are indicated according to written protocol. Skill in performing diagnostic tests according to protocol.
• Skill to read medical instruments, editing data for errors and making necessary changes. Maintains clinical competence in the delivery of patient care in the specialty area
• Corrections of treatment modalities.
• Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.
• Writing skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes.
• Ability to perform various medical procedures
• Knowledge of the elements of a medical history and skill in the history taking process.
• Must possess experience working with chronic pain patients.
• Experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Knowledge of applicable billing practices for PA services
• Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date and meet current Medicare requirements for billing.
• Experience with clinical trials coordination Familiarity with UC policies and procedures EPIC-EMR system
• Applicants are expected to meet the legal requirements, or eligible, to practice as a Physician Assistant as determined by graduation from a physician assistant training program approved by ARC-PA; and be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Must possess licensure through the California Physician Assistant Board as a physician assistant.
• National board certification at the time of initial appointment
• Applicant must have completed a physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Must have current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Must have current Advance Life Support (ACLS) Certification. Must successfully complete the UCI Medical Center credentialing/privileging process.
• Must have a current DEA number from the US Drug Enforcement Administration and CURES registration upon hire.
• Must possess a California License or current national certification.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in OBGYN

Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.