Description
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Description
The Department of
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is seeking applicants for a Staff
position as a Health Sciences Attending Physician for an innovative and
comprehensive interventional community pain practice in the Los Angeles area.
The applicant must be a BC/BE Fellowship-trained Pain Management Physician,
certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Medicine, and
eligible to hold a California Medical License.
This position offers a unique
opportunity to join UCLA as a Staff Physician while working in a community
private practice setting. The practice includes clinic space, staff, and
dedicated pain procedure rooms.
Primary
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assess and treat both elective and urgent
consultations. - Provide patient care following best practice standards
and all applicable regulatory requirements. - Deliver evidence-informed medical and interventional
pain management based on appropriate clinical indications, ensuring high
standards of care. - Perform most interventions using fluoroscopy or
ultrasound. - Collaborate with paramedical clinicians, other
physicians, and support services for multidisciplinary interventional pain
management. - Report regularly to the Medical Director and
collaborate closely with the Clinic Manager, Executive Team, and Patient
Access Team. - Maintain ongoing professional development as required
by the provincial regulatory body. - Participate in team meetings, educational events, and
clinic social events. - Complete medical documentation and visit claims data in
the clinic’s electronic medical record (EMR) system promptly and
professionally.
Other
Duties:
- Perform additional tasks
as needed, including teaching, research, educational presentations, expert
opinion report preparation, independent medicolegal consulting, and
administrative duties.
The University of California, Los Angeles is
required to provide an estimate of the salary range for this role. This range
takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making
compensation decisions. Salary offers are determined based on candidate
qualifications and experience. The base salary range for this position is
112,300.00-258,300.00. Anticipated contract salary range is 311,628.00-372,768.00.
Qualifications
Requirements:
* Valid California Medical License and DEA License
* Board Eligible/Certificated in Anesthesia
* Valid certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
* Demonstrated skill and knowledge in performing physical examinations during pre-, intra-, and post-operative surgical, medical and obstetrical patients
* Ability to identify pre-existing disease entities and their potential impact upon anesthesia care plan and administration, through interpretation of past medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, ECG and chest x-ray
* Ability to recognize return to consciousness of anesthesia reflexes signaling safe emergence from anesthesia.
* Ability to recognize post-op complications of anesthesia and initiating emergency treatment.