Critical Care Pediatric Physician Assistant (PA) | San Francisco, CA

Advanced Practice
Written By Dave Collins

  • Critical Care Pediatric Physician Assistant (PA)

    • Location: San Francisco, CA

    • Setting: hospital

    • Term: 26 weeks

    • Shift Schedule: Variable 12-hour shifts including weekends, days, nights, & holidays

    • Pay Rate: $115-$120/hr

A hospital in San Francisco, California is looking for physician assistants to provide additional coverage for increased patient load. Providers can expect to see a significant heart failure population, patients on vents, patients who are pre & post op, patients with cardiac catheterization.

Benefits for Critical Care Pediatric Physician Assistant (PA):

  • Malpractice Insurance

  • Weekly Pay

  • Full-service credentialing and licensing department

  • 401K Retirement Plan (matching)

  • Dedicated corporate travel team with airfare, car rental and hotel booking

  • $1,000 Referral Bonus

Qualifications of Critical Care Pediatric Physician Assistant (PA):

  • Active CA Physician Assistant License

  • Board Certification

  • PALS/BLS Certification

  • DEA

  • EPIC experience

  • 2 years of PCICU (no surgery, no stepdown, must be experienced with pediatric cardiovascular critical care)

  • Exp with heart failure would be a plus, although not required

Duties/Responsibilities of Critical Care Pediatric Physician Assistant (PA):

  • Provide care for pediatric, neonatal, and adult congenital heart patients in a critical care setting

  • Manage a caseload of 17-18 patients per day, with a focus on pre- and post-operative cardiovascular cases and heart failure patients

  • Work within a team of 1 attending, 3 nurse practitioners, and 1 fellow (overnight: 1 attending, 2 NPs)

  • Perform critical care tasks including placing IVs and arterial lines; most complex procedures are handled by fellows or attending physicians

  • Collaborate in a high-acuity pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) with an 18-bed capacity, managing patients on ventilators and those recovering from cardiac surgeries and catheterizations

  • Utilize the Epic EMR system for patient care management and documentation

  • Must be proficient in general cardiovascular critical care across neonatal to adult congenital populations

Astrya Global Medical Staffing is a California-based medical staffing agency certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.

Dave Collins
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