PS Physician Assistant

Company: University of Utah
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

PS Physician Assistant

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Job Summary

Patient care in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Breast Surgery
Come join our collegial, patient-centered practice at a world class institution. The Advanced Practice Clinician (physician assistant/nurse practitioner) role in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Breast Surgery provides care to patients in a University Health Sciences/Huntsman Cancer Center clinic and hospital unit. Individual will provide care for patients with benign breast disease, acute breast issues (abscess), undiagnosed lumps, high-risk breast lesions, and breast cancer. Responsibilities of this role include participating in operative first assist, preoperative and postoperative care and treatment of breast disease in the outpatient setting. Participation in the education of residents, medical students, nursing students, and APC students is expected. The individual will have the additional opportunity to develop new clinical services. The Breast surgery team currently consists of 5 Attending Surgeons and 1 APC. Incredible health care and retirement benefits.
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
Operative first assist at community sites (South Jordan, Farmington) 2 days/week.Independent outpatient breast care clinic 1-2 days/week.Inpatient rounding, post-operative care, and hospital discharges.Cover consultations from the emergency department or other hospital services.Respond to outpatient messages and telephone calls.Participate in continuing medical education to include specialty and sub-specialty meetings, clubs, boards and conferences.Serve as integral part of education team: working with residents, medical students, nursing students, APC students.Assist in data collection for research projects.Participate in special projects and committee functions including team meetings and education conferences.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:

Current licensure to practice as a Physician's Assistant from the State of Utah.
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.

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Requisition Number: PRN41374B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: Primarily Monday-Friday. Possible holidays and weekends.
Department: 02444 - ONCOLOGY DIVISION
Location: Other
Pay Rate Range: $93,338 - $125,550
Close Date: 6/10/2025
Open Until Filled:

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