Robotic Senior PA

Description Accountability for collaborative practice is through a direct reporting relationship to the Assistant Manager of the Main Operating Room.
Major functions include serving as a member of the surgical team to function as a Sr.
Physician Assistant for surgical service lines, not limited to but including Urology, General, Gynecology, Thoracic and Cardio-thoracic robotic surgical procedures in the Operating Room.
Responsibilities will include collaboration with interdisciplinary team members, set up of the robotic cases, oversight of robotic instrumentation and hardware/software, communication with vendor, teaching of residents, fellows and nursing staff assigned to work for this surgical specialty, recording and storage of video records of procedures.
Responsibilities of the Sr.
Physician’s Assistant include setting up of the DaVinci robot for a surgical case, placement of trocars in conjunction with resident/fellow members of surgical team, and laparoscopic assistance during the procedure.
Primarily interact with the ANI for the various service lines as well as act as a liaison between nursing staff, residents, and physicians to provide effective and consistent surgical care.
Making sure that operative cases run smoothly and efficiently.
Facilitate operating room turn over and set-up of surgical cases, including facilitation of consent process.
Primarily location will be Westwood; however this Senior PA will need to travel between and work at both the Westwood and Santa Monica locations as needed to meet needs of the department.
Salary range: $80-107.
64/hourly Qualifications Active license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California and must possess certification as Certified Physician Assistant through NCCPA -required Degree from accredited Physician Assistant Program -required ( Master's Degree from a PA program preferred) Current BCLS certification from American Red Cross or American Heart Association-required Current ACLS certification from American Red Cross or American Heart Association-requiredMinimum 5 years experience, including surgical assisting and preferably with laparoscopic experience-required Experience working with surgical patients in the in-patient setting -required Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel-required Ability to assess and act on psychosocial needs of patients with neurological disease -required Ability to work independently and deal effectively with changing priorities -required Knowledge of hospital resources available and appropriate use of those resources-required Experience in case management and pathway development-required Experience with and ability to utilize Excel, Access and Word-required Ability and willingness to travel between and work at both the Westwood and Santa Monica locations- required