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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | This Physician Assistant (PA) position is assigned to the Washington Health Cancer Center. In collab |
| > | oration with the supervising physician and the administrative supervisor, the PA provides comprehens | ||||
| > | ive care to patients with cancer who are receiving active treatment, patients in cancer survivorship | ||||
| > | , and patients with benign hematologic conditions. The PA delivers evidence-based clinical care, inc | ||||
| > | luding assessment and management of treatment-related toxicities, oncologic emergencies, symptom man | ||||
| > | agement, survivorship care, and benign hematologic disorders. Responsibilities also include patient | ||||
| > | education, care coordination, triage, diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning in collaboration wit | ||||
| > | h the oncology team, and other duties as assigned to support the delivery of high-quality, patient-c | ||||
| > | entered care. | ||||
| 2 | This Physician Assistant (PA) position is assigned to the Washington Health Cancer Center. In collab | ||||
| > | oration with the supervising physician and the administrative supervisor, the PA provides comprehens | ||||
| > | ive care to patients with cancer who are receiving active treatment, patients in cancer survivorship | ||||
| > | , and patients with benign hematologic conditions. The PA delivers evidence-based clinical care, inc | ||||
| > | luding assessment and management of treatment-related toxicities, oncologic emergencies, symptom man | ||||
| > | agement, survivorship care, and benign hematologic disorders. Responsibilities also include patient | ||||
| > | education, care coordination, triage, diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning in collaboration wit | ||||
| > | h the oncology team, and other duties as assigned to support the delivery of high-quality, patient-c | ||||
| > | entered care. The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is an accredited National Can | ||||
| > | cer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center. The NCI-Designation recognizes the scientific leadership, | ||||
| > | resources, and the depth and breadth of the research in basic, clinical, and population science. A | ||||
| > | s a Comprehensive Cancer Center, we demonstrate the added depth and breadth of research as well as s | ||||
| > | ubstantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. The clinical services enc | ||||
| > | ompass adult and pediatric tumors across three campuses as well as regional satellite locations. Th | ||||
| > | e clinical cancer program is one of the largest clinical services at UCSF Medical Center and encompa | ||||
| > | sses roughly 230 non-physician FTEs, 100+ cost centers, and dozens of grant and philanthropic fundin | ||||
| > | g sources. At the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are truly pioneering car | ||||
| > | e and leaders in all areas of cancer clinical care and research. We are consistently ranked as one | ||||
| > | of the top 10 programs by U.S. News and World Report. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is an accredited National Cancer Institute |
| > | Comprehensive Cancer Center. The NCI-Designation recognizes the scientific leadership, resources, a | ||||
| > | nd the depth and breadth of the research in basic, clinical, and population science. As a Comprehens | ||||
| > | ive Cancer Center, we demonstrate the added depth and breadth of research as well as substantial tra | ||||
| > | nsdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. The clinical services encompass adult a | ||||
| > | nd pediatric tumors across three campuses as well as regional satellite locations. The clinical canc | ||||
| > | er program is one of the largest clinical services at UCSF Medical Center and encompasses roughly 23 | ||||
| > | 0 non-physician FTEs, 100+ cost centers, and dozens of grant and philanthropic funding sources. At t | ||||
| > | he UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are truly pioneering care and leaders in | ||||
| > | all areas of cancer clinical care and research. We are consistently ranked as one of the top 10 pro | ||||
| > | grams by U.S. News and World Report. | ||||
| 5 | Minimum License/Certification: 1. California Physician Assistant (PA) License without restriction 2. | ||||
| > | National Board Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants | ||||
| > | (NCCPA) 3. California Driver License (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. Americ | ||||
| > | an Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 6. Additional required AHA certifi | ||||
| > | cations: None additional to BLS 7. Additional required certifications (such as ENLS): None Minimum E | ||||
| > | ducation/ Experience: (This will be included in the job posting. Experience must be measurable such | ||||
| > | as number of years of PA experience. Do not include soft skills like familiar with EPIC or MS Office | ||||
| > | .) Graduation from a PA Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for t | ||||
| > | he PA (ARC-PA). Physician Assistant (less than five (5) years of experience as a PA): 1. Minimum 1 y | ||||
| > | ear experience as a Physician Assistant in a medical oncology setting or completion of a one-year co | ||||
| > | mprehensive oncology APP fellowship program Physician Assistant Senior (five (5) or more years of ex | ||||
| > | perience as a PA): 1. Minimum 1 year experience as a Physician Assistant in a medical oncology, surg | ||||
| > | ical oncology, or infusion setting, OR completion of a one-year comprehensive oncology APP fellowshi | ||||
| > | p program; Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA): 1. Excellent verbal and written communica | ||||
| > | tion skills 2. Judgement skills to effectively meet the needs of patients 3. Self-direction and orga | ||||
| > | nizational skills to function in an independent role 4. Ability to cope with personal stress experie | ||||
| > | nced by health care providers and team members 5. Ability to meet minimum standards for hospital cre | ||||
| > | dentialing and billing standards as a billable provider 6. Submit health plan (Medicare, Medicaid, a | ||||
| > | nd commercial for all APPs; also, CCS for pediatric providers) enrollment by first clinical day 7. A | ||||
| > | t all times, must adhere to the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Code of Conduct, P | ||||
| > | RIDE values, and applicable medical center/campus/departmental policies and procedures 8. At all tim | ||||
| > | es, must adhere to all UCSF policies regarding HIPPA, privacy, communication, documentation, encount | ||||
| > | er closure, and billing 9. Mandatory attendance at the Office of Advanced Practice Providers Orienta | ||||
| > | tion Sessions 10. Mandatory attendance at the APP Onboarding Committee APP Onboarding Series 11. Thi | ||||
| > | s position requires flexibility for the APP to work at all UCSF Health facilities/locations 12. Perf | ||||
| > | orms other duties as assigned Preferred Qualifications Preferred Education/Experience: Preferred edu | ||||
| > | cation is a master’s or doctoral degree and/or completion of a Certificate of Added Qualification (C | ||||
| > | AQ) from the NCCPA that aligns with the patient population and clinical role. Currently, available C | ||||
| > | AQs may be found on the NCCPA website at https://www.nccpa.net/specialty-certificates/. Add preferre | ||||
| > | d criteria here: 1. Experience caring for patients in a community oncology setting 2. Experience wor | ||||
| > | king in an academic medical center Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA): Add preferred c | ||||
| > | riteria here: None | ||||