Remember when you said you wanted to make a difference? Here is your chance.

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our sixth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!

Our surgical oncology team provides expert, personalized cancer surgery that meets your needs. We help you understand your procedure, and we partner with you to plan, navigate, and heal from cancer surgery. Our team offers advanced surgical procedures to treat cancer, including minimally invasive and robotic surgery and HIPEC.

What will you be doing:

The Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Surgical Oncology, provides supervision of clinical practice, research involvement (if required), consultative services, intradepartmental liaison, education, leadership, and patient care management across the health care continuum from preventative, acute care through discharge.

• Provide pre- and post-op assessments of patients and surgical assistance in the Operating Room.
• Promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services under the supervisor of a Supervising Physician.
• Assess patient health by interviewing patients performs physical examination, obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories both in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Analyzes and organizes the care of clinically complex patients which may include socio-cultural, cognitive, functional, nutritional, and educational evaluation.
• Acts as patient advocate by providing for the patient's best interest as a liaison between the patient, family and Supervising Physician and insurance companies; updating doctors and keeping patients informed and knowledgeable of changes in care plan and patient status. Acts to ensure the hospital stay is a positive experience. Accessible as much as possible to answer questions, patient concerns and phone calls promptly. As appropriate refers to case management and other healthcare providers, if necessary. Able to effectively assess and manage patient/family psychosocial issues.
• Works in collaboration with interdisciplinary team (Attending/residents) to implement and direct patient management plan while utilizing appropriate evidence-based and diagnostic tools coupled with therapeutic modalities to ensure the best outcome and shortest hospital stay.
• Dictates clear concise history and physicals for consults, follow ups, interactions with patients, discharge summaries and letters. All dictations contain necessary information to document patients' care plan and ensure continuity of care.
• Coordinates MD referrals to various departments when appropriate. If applicable, ensures baseline assessments on both ICU and non-monitored bed patients to prevent postoperative complications and decrease morbidity.
• Performs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for identification and management of patient diagnosis within the scope of practice of a physician assistant and approved medical staff privileges.
• Communicates to and guides staff in structuring/relaying information regarding patient in a clear and precise manner, always respectful toward both patient and fellow colleagues. Utilizes SBAR, read back for telephone orders or critical test results and avoidance of unauthorized abbreviations.
• Provides emergency resuscitation as indicated within established guidelines by maintaining BLS and ACLS certification. Able to identify a patient at risk for cardiac/respiratory compromise early and making transfer arrangements to higher levels of care. Maintains certification by appropriate organizations, complies with CSMC and departmental requirements. Remains is good standing with Medical Staff.

Educational Requirements:

• Graduate from a PA program approved by Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation
• Bachelor’s degree

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

• Valid California PA license
• PA certification issued by national Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• DEA License
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association ACLS

Experience:

• Acute care hospital experience
• One (1)+ years’ experience as a Physician Assistant (PA-C), preferably in general surgery, reconstructive surgery, or other surgical specialties.
• Oncology and Robotics(Da Vinci) experience strongly preferred