Aya Locums Seeking Surgical Physician Assistant in San Francisco
San Diego, California, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician Assistant
Specialty Surgery-General
Degree Required Other MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH DHS/DHSc
Position Type Locums/Travel Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment Outpatient
Location California, California, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 5/06/24
Work Details:

Support staff: 2 PAs assisting one surgeon for most cases

•# of patients per day: 4, No patient follow ups, this is done by Surgeons and MAs unless surgeon is out of town

•Name clear process: N/A

•Credentialing timeline: can start immediately they are not going to be working out of the hospital only the in-office procedures

•Travel: Yes

•Vaccine Requirements: Not required

•Certifications required- BC, DEA

•Board Certified- YES

Additional Job Specifics:

•Call- Most likely won't use our provider for call but not rate sensitive

•Willing to accept NP's

•RN answers call and PAs take a second call to answer questions the RN cannot and to assist w/ afterhours emergencies along w/ a surgeon if patient must go to the OR (happens less than 10 times a year for entire practice) A few post op. inpatients, when there are inpatients recovering from surgery for 2-3 days, the on-call PA rounds on these patients

***Mainly upper body procedures, breast Augs, mammoplasty, lipo, mastectomy, neck lift etc. (all lower body done at the hospital)

•First assist breast, body, contouring, facial and cosmetic procedures including full dissections and multilayer closures

•Surgical clearance evaluations, education, staff training and interdepartmental task delegations

•Strictly gender confirming plastic surgery

•Rounding may be required