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About City of Hope
City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6,000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.
Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.
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Position Summary
Physician Assistant provides independent and collaborative medical management to a defined patient population, according to standardized procedures and in collaboration with a physician supervisor. Provides primary, secondary, and in some cases, tertiary care within scope of practice, licensure and organizational policies. Services provided include, but are not limited to: taking histories, conducting physical examinations, ordering, performing and interpreting appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests and therapies and furnishing drugs and devices in a cost efficient manner for specific conditions. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention and patient education, combining the qualities of both nursing and medicine. Acts as a health care resource and role model to staff by maintaining a high degree of ethics and integrity.
Key Responsibilities include:
- A qualified and experienced Physician Assistant with an insatiable curiosity and sense of inquiry to learn why we treat cancer as we do - and to help us achieve the next level of care.
- A heartfelt commitment to providing quality, evidence-based care to help patients achieve optimal outcomes.
- Function in collaboration with the supervising MD, APPs and primary team to evaluate and treat patients with acute illness
- Triage within an acute care setting
- Work within a fast paced acute care setting within the adult hematology/oncology population
- An abiding compassion for patients and their families, all of whom are fighting against cancer and for a return to health.
- A holistic view of healthcare, recognizing that professional nurses not only care for the physical symptoms of cancer, but for the mental, emotional, psychological and spiritual manifestations as well.
- A genuine desire to be challenged by a complex patient population that is aging, and may be suffering from co-morbidities like heart disease or diabetes in addition to a cancer diagnosis.
- A contagious enthusiasm for focusing - or refocusing - your career on the sense of vocation that compelled you to choose nursing in the first place.
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program or a Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant.
- Clinical experience in Medical Oncology preferred
- Successful completion of a Physician Assistant Education Program approved by the Committee on Allied Health, Education and Accreditation
- Clinical- At least 2 years of experience in Acute care /Medicine with a preference for ICU/ED experience
Required Certification/Licensure:
- Current California Physician Assistant License.
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification, required.
- Current ACLS certification
Additional Information:
- Shift: Day/Evening
- 8 hour Shifts and Alternate Weekends
- Job Status: Part-time
- Location: Duarte
City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
- Posting Date: Aug 17, 2021
- Job Field: Support Services
- Employee Status: Regular
- Shift: Day Job