UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Responsibilities PA in the DGSOM, Department of
Neurosurgery’s Spine Center. The PA will
provide and coordinate the care of patients, provide patient/family education,
promote safe continuity of care, and make appropriate referrals. Perform and
document comprehensive history and physical examinations on pre-operative
patients. Primary responsibilities will be in the outpatient setting, but will
assist in the operating room when needed. There will be opportunities for
clinical research. Manage medical care of established/return/post op patients
in collaboration with attending physicians with an independent outpatient clinic.
Assure continuity of patient care at the UCLA Spine Center and various
satellite outpatient facilities by means for evaluation and management of
outpatient to inpatient coordination of care. Act as a liaison between patients and physicians as well as
administrative staff and physicians in medically related situations. Review and
interpret all diagnostic...