Job Description
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The Physician Assistant works collaboratively with the physicians in providing multidisciplinary care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients requiring services in the outpatient setting.
- This role, under the direct supervision and collaboration with the medical staff, delivers supportive medical management for a defined patient population within the scope of the PA license, with emphasis on health promotion, education, coordination of care, and emotional support to patients and families while combining the qualities of both nursing and medicine.
- This role provides health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment under the supervision of the supervising physician, including selecting and furnishing medication, documenting care in medical records, coding patient visits, and submitting patient charges.
- Acts as a patient advocate in all ethical and legal aspects.
- Collaboration with department partners in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating departmental goals, objectives, new programs, services, and strategic plans. Plans, implements, and evaluates departmental development and training needs. Expands scientific base by initiating review of literature and disseminating recent innovations and research findings relevant to specialty and patient outcomes.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Required:
- Graduation from a Physician Assistant’s training program
- Evidence of satisfactory performance and completion of proctoring requirements
Preferred
Recent ambulatory care experience
Licenses Required
- Current license in good standing to practice as a Physician Assistant in the state of California
- Current and active DEA licensure
Certifications Required
Current BLS certification is required prior to clinical rotation
About Us
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year.
For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy.
Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.
Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.
To learn more about Hoag’s awards and accreditations, https://www.hoag.org/about-hoag/awards-accreditations/ .
Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.
