Physician Assistant
City of Hope
Newport Beach, CA
Job posting number: #7216356 (Ref:10024783)
Posted: February 12, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $119000.00 - $213832.00 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We have an exciting new opportunity to join City of Hope Newport Beach as a Physician Assistant. The physician assistant will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health team in providing comprehensive patient care. The practice of the physician assistant will be professional, skillful, and compassionate. The physician assistant will demonstrate a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients with both acute and chronic conditions requiring medical and procedural management. The physician assistant is responsible for clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and throughout the patient’s treatment journey.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Conduct thorough patient assessments, including medical history reviews, physical examinations, and symptom evaluations.
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to develop and implement comprehensive care plans.
Treatment Planning and Coordination:
Assist in developing and coordinating individualized treatment plans for cancer patients.
Monitor and adjust treatment regimens based on patient response and feedback.
Perform or assist in various diagnostic procedures, such as biopsies and imaging studies.
Prescribe and manage medications, including chemotherapy drugs and supportive mediations.
Educate patients on medication usage, potential side effects, and self-care.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the broader healthcare team.
Maintain accurate and timely medical records, documenting patient encounters, treatment plans, and progress notes.
Your qualifications should include:
· Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
· Bachelor’s degree
· Three years as a Physician Assistant is preferred
· Unrestricted, Current Physician Assistant license
· Certified California Physician Assistant license
· Current DEA license required
· Current BLS certification from American Heart Association
· Current ACLS certification from American Heart Association
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, pleaseclick here.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $119000.00 - $213832.00 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.