Details
Open Date 11/13/2024
Requisition Number PRN40339B
Job Title PS Physician Assistant
Working Title PS Physician Assistant
Job Grade UGR
FLSA Code Professional
Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Variable
Work Schedule Summary
14 shifts a month (12-hour shifts), includes nights, holidays, and weekends.
VP Area U of U Health - Academics
Department 01102 - Liver Transplant Program
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range 106,162.50 – 121,125.00
Close Date 02/13/2025
Job Summary
Patient care in the Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery
The Transplant APC (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) role in the division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery provides care at the University of Utah Hospital. Individual will provide care to kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients, as well as hepatobiliary and general surgery patients. Responsibilities of this role are inpatient and will include participating in mainly postoperative care of transplant and hepatobiliary patients. Prior experience with transplant/surgery preferred but not required.
As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks faculty and staff who are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.
This position is considered Category I: Mandatory and required on-campus or health care facilities to support on-site operations. Employees hired into this category will be required to be physically located at the work site if they are healthy and without COVID -19 symptoms.
Responsibilities
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14 shifts a month (12-hour shifts), includes nights, holidays, and weekends.
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Patient population consists of kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients; kidney donors; hepatobiliary patients; general surgery procedures on pre- and post-transplant patients; inpatient liver transplant evaluations.
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Performs physical examinations and takes complex medical histories on high acuity patients.
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Orders and reviews laboratory studies, as well as diagnostic procedures.
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Reviews patients’ progress and managing patient care accordingly.
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Maintains all required documentation for patient care.
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Develops treatment plans in conjunction with attending physicians to provide optimal patient medical and surgical management.
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Facilitates inpatient multidisciplinary rounds daily on post operative patients.
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Participates in continuing medical education to include specialty and sub-specialty meetings, boards, and conferences.
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Orders consultations and interacts with members of other specialty medical teams.
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Participates in and presents Morbidity and Mortality presentations.
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Participates in kidney and liver transplant selection committees.
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Participates in monthly APC education meetings.
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Participate in other meetings and trainings as outlined by leadership team.
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Procedures: Line/drain removal, wound care, suturing.
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Assists in the operating room as needed for kidney, pancreas, liver transplants. Other surgeries include laparoscopic/robotic hernia repairs, liver resections, PD catheter insertions/removals, donor nephrectomies, native nephrectomies, etc.
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Assists in the collection of data for research as necessary.
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The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient’s status and provide care as described in the department’s policies and procedures manual.
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
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Current licensure to practice as a Physician’s Assistant from the State of Utah.
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Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Preferred:
- Certification in ACLS / BLS / NRP / ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Preferences
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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