Physician Assistant – Inpatient Gynecologic Oncology

Job Description

Work Schedule:

100% FTE, Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:00 am – 5:00 pm.

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients.

We are seeking a Physician Assistant to:

• First assist in the OR for gynecologic oncology cases.
• Provide comprehensive care to gynecologic oncology patients with varying acuity and diagnoses.
• Conduct comprehensive health history and physical assessments of oncology patients with acute health issues from cancer and cancer therapies (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy)
• Perform post-operative visits, develop, manage and modify treatment plans
• Discuss role and side effects of chemotherapy with patients and their family, manage and modify chemotherapy treatment plans, and obtain chemotherapy signing privileges.
• Evaluate patients receiving chemotherapy, manage chemotherapy side effects and prescribe chemotherapy.
• Perform in office biopsies and procedures. Provide post-op wound care.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team to provide consistent high-quality care to our patients in active treatment or active surveillance setting.
• Be a liaison and manage patients as they transition from surgery to outpatient care
• Work with a wide variety of team members including students, residents, RNs, social workers, pharmacists and care coordinators.
• Effectively communicate with team members, patients and patients’ family members
  
  

Education:

Minimum –

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program.
  
  

Licenses and Certifications:

Minimum –

• State of Wisconsin PA licensure
• Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
• Active PA board certification
  
  

Physician Assistant applicants must have*:

• Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire.
• Active license or eligibility to obtain active licensure in state of practice. This may include licensing in Wisconsin and other state(s) of practice.
  
  

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UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

East Madison Hospital – is UW Health’s newest hospital and one of the most advanced hospitals and wellness centers in the country. Here, health care is seen as a holistic endeavor where our mission is to not only diagnose and treat you when you’re sick, but also to partner with you in health and wellness.

Eastpark Medical Center - UW Health’s state-of-the-art ambulatory facility located across from East Madison Hospital on Eastpark Blvd. transforms the patient experience. It is home to many specialties, including women’s complex care, adult cancer care, advanced imaging and laboratory services and innovative clinical trials.



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