Job Interview

Question 1

Which days I can work and hours

Answer 1

M T Th (as you listed), 8am-4:30pm

could push it to 7:30-5pm

Question 2

When graduate Yale PA program

Answer 2

2013

Question 3

How long worked at USC

Answer 3

2014 to 2020

Question 4

General summary of job at USC

Answer 4

• Started working as a new grad, I was their first PA.
• Managed 6 docs postops and surgery with 1 main but also did others
• Half the time in OR and half the time in clinic
• Primarily did breast reconstruction 75% and cosmetic 25%
• had admin duties
• worked with residents and taught them skills

Question 5

Clinic duties

Answer 5

• pre and post ops
• minor procedures assisted - scar revisions, bleph, I&D
• wound care, pulled drains, tissue expansions, staple and suture removal
• botox and juvederm but not much
• only PA that was doing IPL and Resurfx M22 laser.

Question 6

IPL

Answer 6

sunspots and uneeveness

Question 7

Resurfx

Answer 7

fine lines, scars, melasma tx

Question 8

Admin duties

Answer 8

• call schedules of PAs
• trained all other PAs after me - 3 of them
• called patients
• called in Rx
• wrote letters
• PT and therapy orders

Question 9

Salary

Answer 9

was making 140k/yr, hourly $72

requesting $70

Question 10

When austin in daycare

Answer 10

T,W,Th (W i have off for myself)
Alone time with Austin - F
Beb with Austin- M

Question 11

Breast Surgeries

Answer 11

-After mastectomy tissue expander placement
or immediate to implant
-autologous breast reconstruction- DIEP or other flaps (TRAM)
-Nipple areolar reconstruction
-breast implant exchange, capsulectomies
-fat grafting and other revisions
-oncoplastic breast reduction (after lumpectomy)

• TOP surgeries for gender dysphoria
• –subcutaneous mastectomy - removal of breasts and nipple recon with skin graft or keyhole incision

breast reductions

male gynecomastia

pectus excavatum

breast COSMETIC sx
-breast aug

Question 12

other recon

Answer 12

various flap and spinal closure surgeries

burn and skin graft surgeries

Question 13

patel/lymphedema sx

Answer 13

microsurgery to treat lymphedema -connecting lymphatic vessels to veins to offload lymphatic fluid

lymph node transfers with flaps

wound I&D

Question 14

cosmetic surgeries

Answer 14

• face and neck lifts
• breast aug
• breast reduction
• male breast removal
• post massive weight loss skin removal- brachioplasties, thigh plasties
• abdominoplasties, umb repair, diastasis repair
• panniculectomies
• liposuction
• butt augmentation

Question 15

My questions

Answer 15

• what are hours
• what does the job entail
• clinic?
• how many surgeons
• What type of surgeries
• Is there call
• Are there nights or weekends