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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | UCSF physician assistants (PAs) are advanced practice providers (APPs) who possess the education, na |
| > | tional board certification, California licensure, knowledge, clinical skills, and experience necessa | ||||
| > | ry to provide evidence-based patient care in their area of clinical practice. They provide routine, | ||||
| > | acute, critical, and specialty care as defined by their granted privileges/standardized procedures. | ||||
| > | These may include performing non-invasive or invasive procedures and operative first assist. | ||||
| 2 | UCSF physician assistants (PAs) are advanced practice providers (APPs) who possess the education, na | ||||
| > | tional board certification, California licensure, knowledge, clinical skills, and experience necessa | ||||
| > | ry to provide evidence-based patient care in their area of clinical practice. They provide routine, | ||||
| > | acute, critical, and specialty care as defined by their granted privileges/standardized procedures. | ||||
| > | These may include performing non-invasive or invasive procedures and operative first assist. UCSF PA | ||||
| > | s are guided by and follow California regulations and the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regul | ||||
| > | ations, and Policies * . They are authorized to exercise those privileges specifically granted to th | ||||
| > | em by the Committee on Interdisciplinary Practice (CIDP), Executive Medical Board (EMB), and Governa | ||||
| > | nce Advisory Council (GAC),* and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets the ap | ||||
| > | plicable standard of care. *UCSF-hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient car | ||||
| > | e at facilities/locations outside of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must abide by California regula | ||||
| > | tions and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets the applicable standards of c | ||||
| > | are. Additionally, they must be credentialed and privileged and follow the Bylaws, Rules and Regulat | ||||
| > | ions, and Policies of those facilities/locations. Examples include but are not limited to Langley Po | ||||
| > | rter Psychiatric Hospital (LPPH), Marin Health, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Healt | ||||
| > | h Saint Francis & St. Mary’s Hospitals and Clinics, Washington Hospital, and Zuckerberg San Francisc | ||||
| > | o General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). Credentialing, privileging, and applying for health pla | ||||
| > | n enrollment must be completed prior to the first working day . UCSF Health requires all APPs workin | ||||
| > | g at UCSF Medical Center and Clinics** to be credentialed through the Office of Medical Affairs and | ||||
| > | Governance (OMAG) and privileged through CIDP, EMB, and GAC. This applies to APPs in inpatient and o | ||||
| > | utpatient clinical settings at all UCSF Health facilities/locations. Procedure privileges are grante | ||||
| > | d after the APP has demonstrated competency through the focused professional practice evaluation (FP | ||||
| > | PE) process and submitted activity logs via the UC Me e-Log . Inability to comply with the requireme | ||||
| > | nts of OMAG/CIDP at all times will result in a leave of absence or suspension of privileges . **UCSF | ||||
| > | -hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient care at facilities/locations outsid | ||||
| > | e of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must complete and maintain the credentialing and privileging re | ||||
| > | quirements of those facilities/locations or will be placed on a leave of absence or have privileges | ||||
| > | suspended. APPs are expected to be familiar with the productivity metrics in their clinical practice | ||||
| > | based on the essential responsibilities (phenotypes) below. UCSF APPs are expected to demonstrate a | ||||
| > | ccountability for their own clinical practice, participate in patient and staff education, serve as | ||||
| > | resources for APPs, APP students/fellows, physician residents/fellows, nurses and other staff, exhib | ||||
| > | it leadership skills, and engage in the mentoring of newly hired APPs. • Work with the physici | ||||
| > | ans/surgeons/APP colleagues and other clinical and administrative staff to ensure efficient patient | ||||
| > | management based on accepted practice, including but not limited to, performing histories and physic | ||||
| > | als, pre-operative planning/coordinating with anesthesia/outside providers and PCPs as applicable, r | ||||
| > | esponding to change in patient status, providing needed prescriptions/evaluations/referral/treatment | ||||
| > | s as permitted under their delegation of services agreement. Provide home health services and DME, D | ||||
| > | MV evaluations, referrals, consultations, PT, and order radiographic or diagnostic requests, special | ||||
| > | ized treatment privileges (e.g. chemotherapy with privilege certification). May also provide patient | ||||
| > | education, arrange follow-up appointments, and engage in any approved privileges the APP has comple | ||||
| > | ted the necessary proctoring or FPPE through OMAG prior to competency for independent practice and p | ||||
| > | rocedural activity. • To evaluate, assess and create a documented plan of treatment per patien | ||||
| > | t’s presenting HPI or established plan of care under the collaboration/supervision of an attending p | ||||
| > | hysician in the EHR. • To answer clinically relevant patient medical advice calls or during be | ||||
| > | dside communications or coordination with health care professionals, patients and their families as | ||||
| > | necessary. • To independently or in a shared visit model, evaluate routine, acute, critical, n | ||||
| > | ew patients, or specialty consultations when needed or required and discuss with attending and staff | ||||
| > | as appropriate. • Be able to interpret and act upon ordered tests, procedures, and radiograph | ||||
| > | ic studies. • To assist in formulating and implementing protocols to improve efficiency in the | ||||
| > | clinical specialty. • Effectively communicate with family or patients in person, telephone an | ||||
| > | d/or other electronic modalities in a timely manner. Ensure in their absence, appropriate clinical c | ||||
| > | overage has been arranged for patient management and communication as appropriate. • At all ti | ||||
| > | mes adhere to all policies and procedures of UCSF Health in terms of HIPPA/Communication/Privacy/Cod | ||||
| > | e of Conduct, and any other UCSF or Med Center Policies, which includes meeting the encounter closur | ||||
| > | e requirements of the Med Staff Bylaws. • Mandatory attendance at APP UCSF Onboarding Sessions | ||||
| > | (5 X 2 hours over 12 months) for all new APP employees whether experienced or new to APP practice. | ||||
| > | Adhere to all scheduling and communication policies whether specific or as outlined in the collecti | ||||
| > | ve bargaining agreement. • The PA will be responsible to ensure they have met the chart review | ||||
| > | requirements of California SB337 as made available through the EHR (APEX). • Some duties, ess | ||||
| > | ential or intrinsic to the job, but are performed routinely or periodically may be unique to the spe | ||||
| > | cific clinical services • Will maintain and be able to provide, upon request, an up to | ||||
| > | date Delegation Services Agreement as required by CA State law. IF INPATIENT: • To assist in f | ||||
| > | ormulating and implementing protocols to improve efficiency in the clinical specialty/service/pathwa | ||||
| > | ys. • Engage in a timely and efficient discharge of patients on the inpatient service for whic | ||||
| > | h you are responsible. • Assist in coordinating patient transfers within and outside UCSF Heal | ||||
| > | th according to policy. • Be familiar with outcome metrics, guidelines, and expectations for p | ||||
| > | roviders in clinical specialty. • May be act as first assist in the OR. Outpatient Adul | ||||
| > | ts (includes adolescent and geriatric patients) | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | UCSF PAs are guided by and follow California regulations and the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules a |
| > | nd Regulations, and Policies*. They are authorized to exercise those privileges specifically granted | ||||
| > | to them by the Committee on Interdisciplinary Practice (CIDP), Executive Medical Board (EMB), and G | ||||
| > | overnance Advisory Council (GAC),* and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets | ||||
| > | the applicable standard of care. | ||||
| 5 | Preferred education is a master’s or doctoral degree and/or completion of a Certificate of Added Qua | 4 | |||
| > | lification (CAQ) from the NCCPA that aligns with the patient population and clinical role. Currently | ||||
| > | , available CAQs may be found on the NCCPA website at https://www.nccpa.net/specialty-certificates/. | ||||
| > | Add preferred criteria here: PA experience in orthopaedics within the past five years, including in | ||||
| > | dependent ambulatory patient encounters across all sports medicine Minimum License/Certification: 1. | ||||
| > | California Physician Assistant (PA) License without restriction 2. National Board Certification fro | ||||
| > | m the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) 3. California Driver Lice | ||||
| > | nse (if required for position) 4. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration with Schedules | ||||
| > | 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address 5. American Heart Association (AHA) Basic | ||||
| > | Life Support (BLS) certification 6. Additional required AHA certifications: None additional to BLS 7 | ||||
| > | . Additional required certifications (such as ENLS): none Minimum Education/ Experience: (This will | ||||
| > | be included in the job posting. Experience must be measurable such as number of years of PA experien | ||||
| > | ce. Do not include soft skills like familiar with EPIC or MS Office.) Graduation from a PA Program a | ||||
| > | ccredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the PA (ARC-PA). Physician Assista | ||||
| > | nt (less than five (5) years of experience as a PA): 1. previous experience in orthopaedics Physicia | ||||
| > | n Assistant Senior (five (5) or more years of experience as a PA): N/A Physician Assistant Per Diem: | ||||
| > | 1. N/A Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA): 1. Excellent verbal and written communicatio | ||||
| > | n skills 2. Judgement skills to effectively meet the needs of patients 3. Self-direction and organiz | ||||
| > | ational skills to function in an independent role 4. Ability to cope with personal stress experience | ||||
| > | d by health care providers and team members 5. Ability to meet minimum standards for hospital creden | ||||
| > | tialing and billing standards as a billable provider 6. Submit health plan (Medicare, Medicaid, and | ||||
| > | commercial for all APPs; also, CCS for pediatric providers) enrollment by first clinical day 7. At a | ||||
| > | ll times, must adhere to the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Code of Conduct, PRID | ||||
| > | E values, and applicable medical center/campus/departmental policies and procedures 8. At all times, | ||||
| > | must adhere to all UCSF policies regarding HIPPA, privacy, communication, documentation, encounter | ||||
| > | closure, and billing 9. Mandatory attendance at the Office of Advanced Practice Providers Orientatio | ||||
| > | n Sessions 10. Mandatory attendance at the APP Onboarding Committee APP Onboarding Series 11. This p | ||||
| > | osition requires flexibility for the APP to work at all UCSF Health facilities/locations 12. Perform | ||||
| > | s other duties as assigned | ||||
| 5 | *UCSF-hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient care at facilities/locations | ||||
| > | outside of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must abide by California regulations and are expected to | ||||
| > | provide clinically indicated care that meets the applicable standards of care. Additionally, they mu | ||||
| > | st be credentialed and privileged and follow the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Policies of thos | ||||
| > | e facilities/locations. Examples include but are not limited to Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital | ||||
| > | (LPPH), Marin Health, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Health Saint Francis & St. Mary | ||||
| > | ’s Hospitals and Clinics, Washington Hospital, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Tra | ||||
| > | uma Center (ZSFG). | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | Credentialing, privileging, and applying for health plan enrollment must be completed prior to the | ||||
| > | first working day. | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | UCSF Health requires all APPs working at UCSF Medical Center and Clinics** to be credentialed throu | ||||
| > | gh the Office of Medical Affairs and Governance (OMAG) and privileged through CIDP, EMB, and GAC. Th | ||||
| > | is applies to APPs in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings at all UCSF Health facilities/locat | ||||
| > | ions. Procedure privileges are granted after the APP has demonstrated competency through the focused | ||||
| > | professional practice evaluation (FPPE) process and submitted activity logs via the UC Me e-Log. | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | Inability to comply with the requirements of OMAG/CIDP at all times will result in a leave of absen | ||||
| > | ce or suspension of privileges. | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | **UCSF-hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient care at facilities/locations | ||||
| > | outside of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must complete and maintain the credentialing and privile | ||||
| > | ging requirements of those facilities/locations or will be placed on a leave of absence or have priv | ||||
| > | ileges suspended. | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 | APPs are expected to be familiar with the productivity metrics in their clinical practice based on | ||||
| > | the essential responsibilities (phenotypes) below. | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 17 | UCSF APPs are expected to demonstrate accountability for their own clinical practice, participate i | ||||
| > | n patient and staff education, serve as resources for APPs, APP students/fellows, physician resident | ||||
| > | s/fellows, nurses and other staff, exhibit leadership skills, and engage in the mentoring of newly h | ||||
| > | ired APPs. | ||||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | • Work with the physicians/surgeons/APP colleagues and other clinical and administrative staff to e | ||||
| > | nsure efficient patient management based on accepted practice, including but not limited to, perform | ||||
| > | ing histories and physicals, pre-operative planning/coordinating with anesthesia/outside providers a | ||||
| > | nd PCPs as applicable, responding to change in patient status, providing needed prescriptions/evalua | ||||
| > | tions/referral/treatments as permitted under their delegation of services agreement. Provide home he | ||||
| > | alth services and DME, DMV evaluations, referrals, consultations, PT, and order radiographic or diag | ||||
| > | nostic requests, specialized treatment privileges (e.g. chemotherapy with privilege certification). | ||||
| > | May also provide patient education, arrange follow-up appointments, and engage in any approved privi | ||||
| > | leges the APP has completed the necessary proctoring or FPPE through OMAG prior to competency for in | ||||
| > | dependent practice and procedural activity. | ||||
| 20 | |||||
| 21 | • To evaluate, assess and create a documented plan of treatment per patient’s presenting HPI or est | ||||
| > | ablished plan of care under the collaboration/supervision of an attending physician in the EHR. | ||||
| 22 | |||||
| 23 | • To answer clinically relevant patient medical advice calls or during bedside communications or co | ||||
| > | ordination with health care professionals, patients and their families as necessary. | ||||
| 24 | |||||
| 25 | • To independently or in a shared visit model, evaluate routine, acute, critical, new patients, or | ||||
| > | specialty consultations when needed or required and discuss with attending and staff as appropriate. | ||||
| 26 | |||||
| 27 | • Be able to interpret and act upon ordered tests, procedures, and radiographic studies. | ||||
| 28 | |||||
| 29 | • To assist in formulating and implementing protocols to improve efficiency in the clinical special | ||||
| > | ty. | ||||
| 30 | |||||
| 31 | • Effectively communicate with family or patients in person, telephone and/or other electronic moda | ||||
| > | lities in a timely manner. Ensure in their absence, appropriate clinical coverage has been arranged | ||||
| > | for patient management and communication as appropriate. | ||||
| 32 | |||||
| 33 | • At all times adhere to all policies and procedures of UCSF Health in terms of HIPPA/Communication | ||||
| > | /Privacy/Code of Conduct, and any other UCSF or Med Center Policies, which includes meeting the enco | ||||
| > | unter closure requirements of the Med Staff Bylaws. | ||||
| 34 | |||||
| 35 | • Mandatory attendance at APP UCSF Onboarding Sessions (5 X 2 hours over 12 months) for all new APP | ||||
| > | employees whether experienced or new to APP practice. Adhere to all scheduling and communication po | ||||
| > | licies whether specific or as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement. | ||||
| 36 | |||||
| 37 | • The PA will be responsible to ensure they have met the chart review requirements of California SB | ||||
| > | 337 as made available through the EHR (APEX). | ||||
| 38 | |||||
| 39 | • Some duties, essential or intrinsic to the job, but are performed routinely or periodically may b | ||||
| > | e unique to the specific clinical services | ||||
| 40 | |||||
| 41 | • Will maintain and be able to provide, upon request, an up to date Delegation Services Agreement a | ||||
| > | s required by CA State law. | ||||
| 42 | |||||
| 43 | IF INPATIENT: | ||||
| 44 | |||||
| 45 | • To assist in formulating and implementing protocols to improve efficiency in the clinical special | ||||
| > | ty/service/pathways. | ||||
| 46 | |||||
| 47 | • Engage in a timely and efficient discharge of patients on the inpatient service for which you are | ||||
| > | responsible. | ||||
| 48 | |||||
| 49 | • Assist in coordinating patient transfers within and outside UCSF Health according to policy. | ||||
| 50 | |||||
| 51 | • Be familiar with outcome metrics, guidelines, and expectations for providers in clinical specialt | ||||
| > | y. | ||||
| 52 | |||||
| 53 | • May be act as first assist in the OR. | ||||
| 54 | |||||
| 55 | Outpatient | ||||
| 56 | |||||
| 57 | Adults (includes adolescent and geriatric patients) | ||||