Pediatric Surgery Physician Assistant

Overview

Job Summary #CA-MM

To provide independent advanced practice provider clinical expertise to patients and their families on an on-going basis. This includes the management of chronic stable medical conditions, routine care, acute or critical care, and medical and specialty protocols standard practice protocols for your specific department. This may include non-invasive or invasive procedures, surgical procedures, including operative first assist per approved standardized procedures as identified by the list available on the Medical Staff Office.

Patient management decisions will be independent where appropriate after assessment of the patient and interdependent with consultation with an attending or other member of the team. PAs are expected to act as an expert resource person for health care providers including nurses, residents and other ancillary staff.

Provides direct patient care to a diversified patient population. Applies knowledge, experience, and judgment to determine the importance of a situation, set priorities, and use abstract thought to evaluate clinical situations. Participates in patient and staff education. Demonstrates leadership skills. Demonstrates accountability for own practices as defined by the California Physician assistant board.

Apply By Date
: 2/14/2026-at midnight

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and/or certification if required of the position

• California Licensed Physicians Assistant (PA)
• Possession of valid California Physician Assistant license
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certificate within 3 months of hire
• National PA Board Certification
• American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) or UC Davis Health CPR
• American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification within 7 days of hire
• Graduation with a master’s degree or PhD from an accredited Physician Assistant program, or completion of certified Physician Assistant training from an accredited program
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Physician Assistant with at least one year in an ICU and at least one year in pediatric acute care
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Ability to cope with personal stress experienced by team members, other professionals, and caretakers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Judgment skills to effectively meet the needs of patients
• Self-direction and organizational skills to function in an independent role
• Ability to meet minimum standards for hospital credentialing and billing standards as a billable provider

• 80% - Inpatient (may include some or all responsibilities listed)
• 10% - Professional Development
• 5% - Quality and Evidence-Based Practice
• 5% - Research and Education

UC Davis Health is at the forefront of incorporating Advanced Practice Providers (APP) as part of interprofessional care teams to support increasing numbers of complex care patients. APPs are vital parts of the multidisciplinary hospital based teams caring for our patients in specialty care throughout the UC Davis Health system.

Under the direction of the Pediatric Surgery Attending physicians, the inpatient Physician’s Assistant (PA) for Pediatric Surgery will care for pediatric trauma and pediatric general surgery service patients and their families. The Pediatric Surgery service will include care in the OR, PACU, acute care floor, emergency department, PICU, and NICU. The role of the Pediatric Surgery PA is to facilitate multi-disciplinary care through interaction with patients, house staff, attendings and nurses.

The PA will be expected to order medications and diagnostic testing, interpret laboratory values and diagnostic test results safely and appropriately. The PA will be responsible for documentation of care in History and Physicals, daily progress notes, discharge summaries. When necessary, the PA may see consults in the ED or other inpatient settings and staff consults with attending physicians. Patient care provided includes but not limited to, initiating appropriate consultations and…