UCLA Health

Physician Assistant - Thoracic Surgery

UCLA Health  •  $83.46 - $112.31/hr  •  Onsite  •  1 month ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

4 x 10 hour shifts

Posted Date

07/10/2026
Salary Range $83.46 - 112.31 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31397


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The PA will provide and coordinate the care of patients, provide patient/family education, promote safe continuity of care. The PA also participates in interdisciplinary and clinical rounds, provides education and support, as well as makes appropriate referrals and documents services rendered.

This position is for a PA role on the Thoracic Surgery team. It is a fast paced environment, working with critically ill patients. Works both inpatient and outpatient.

Salary range : $83.46-$112.31/hourly


Job Qualifications


  • CA PA License-required
  • Degree for PA Program- required (Master's degree preferred)
  • National Board Certification as a PA-required
  • BLS and ACLS certification from AHA or ARC-required
  • 2 years relevant experience as PA- preferred ( Will consider new grads)
  • NPI #, DEA #,
  • Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment in CURES- required
  • Ability to utilize excel, word and other software programs
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel
  • Skill in working independently and following through with minimum direction
  • Ability to set priorities
  • Demonstrate writing skills to compose logical, detailed and grammatically correct correspondence
  • Document patient care in a concise and comprehensive manner

As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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