Physician Assistant (Experienced) Northridge Internal Medicine

SUMMARY

As a Physician Assistant your superior interpersonal and empathetic skills as well as your comprehension of diagnostic procedures greatly assists you in providing medical services to ambulatory patients.

STATUS: Full Time

LOCATION: Northridge Internal Medicine

DEPARTMENT: Primary Care

SCHEDULE: Days; Monday - Friday

ATTRIBUTES

• At least one year of experience as a Physician Assistant is required

• Prior experience in a primary care setting strongly preferred

• Ability to practice independently in a collaborative environment

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

• Critical thinking skills decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision

• Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior

OFFERINGS

• Paid malpractice with tail coverage

• Additional benefits; Relocation services; Loan forgiveness and pension plan

• 4 weeks of vacation 1 week of CME

• Comprehensive health benefits

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care.Take complex medical histories on patients referred for consultation by academic and community physicians; perform physical examinations; order laboratory tests x-rays special imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures

• Management & Development.reach tentative diagnosis of medical surgical and other conditions; develop treatment plans in conjunction with attending physician to provide optimal patient medical management; order consultations and interact with members of other specialty medical teams; assist in the collection of data for research projects

• Patient Satisfaction.Interacts on a frequent regular and daily basis with patients family membersmedical/social/publicservices support regulatory agencies and/or payor agencies. Interaction and communication requires expressed empathy understanding problem-solving education information gathering process influencing and counseling.

• Medication & Orders.Prescribe medication write orders perform procedures and respond to emergency and/or immediate condition changes of acute patients.

• Documentation.Obtain complete detailed and accurate patient histories review patient records perform physical exams record all pertinent data to develop comprehensive medical status diagnosis and clinical treatment plan for all assigned patients.

EDUCATION:

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience relevant qualifications specialty internal equity location and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital or familial status military or veteran status citizenship or immigration status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.