Physician Assistant

Posted on by Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat
Location: Stockton, CA
Wage: $120,000 – $145,000 a year
Type: Full time

Sacramento ENT has an exciting opportunity for a Physician Assistant in Stockton, CA!
Do you want to work with a team where Physician Assistants enjoy camaraderie with physicians, are treated as a colleague rather than subordinate?
We are looking for someone who can function independently but knows how to be part of a team and is comfortable taking on challenges.

If you are looking for that perfect life/work balance in a position where you are respected and valued, this may be the best position of your career and we encourage you to apply now.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide ear, nose and throat specialized care to patients.
  • Perform comprehensive physical examinations and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Perform minor procedures in office, including but not limited to, nasal endoscopies, cerumen impaction removal, epistaxis control and foreign body removal, endoscopic and stroboscopic evaluation, post operative care.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated and efficient patient care.
  • Conduct pre-operative exams and provide pre/post-surgical instructions and education to patients and their families.
  • Utilize electronic medical record system (Modernizing Medicine) to document patient encounters and manage patient information.
  • Prescribe medications in accordance with established standards and guidelines.

Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required:

  • Possession of a Bachelor’s degree, together with a certificate from completing an NCCPA accredited physician assistant program
  • Possession of a license to practice as physician assistant from the state of California
  • Possession of state and federal Controlled Substance Registration

Minimum Experience required:

  • 1+ year of working experience as a physician assistant
  • Knowledge of medical procedures and guidelines concerning assessment, treatment, and recovery
  • Experience with improvements in innovative medical technology


Skills required:

  • Some clinical experience in ENT is preferred but not required
  • Ability to provide expert clinical judgment and function independently
  • Possession of exceptional communication and interpersonal skills that enable effective collaboration with physicians, staff, community health workers, patients and their families
  • Ability to work with little or no supervision, and to take initiative in handling the responsibilities of the post
  • Ability to understand complex medical information and clearly communicate it to patients and their families, medical staff, and external customers, in written and spoken format
  • Possession of conflict resolution and problem-solving skills to effectively manage conflict in work environment
  • Ability to keep all sensitive and confidential information to self and out of reach to unauthorized persons.
  • Problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task

Benefits:

  • 401(k) profit sharing
  • Continuing education credits
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Supplemental pay types: Bonus opportunities

Medical Specialty:

Otolaryngology

About the Practice:

Originally established in 1957, Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat’s (SacENT) award-winning physicians are nationally recognized leaders in their fields. At SacENT, the mission of the physicians and staff is to provide the highest standard of state-of-the-art specialty medical care in a personal, compassionate manner.