Job Summary:

The Physician Assistant, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to patients with acute or chronic medical conditions. Demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients with acute and chronic illnesses or acute injuries commonly encountered in both the pediatric and adult patient population.

Licensure and Certification

• Current CA PA unrestricted License required
• Current BLS and ACLS provider cards required through American Heart Association
• Active NPI and DEA license numbers. NPI numbers can be obtained within thirty days of hire
• Current National Board Certification through NCCPA
• Specialty Certification of Added Qualifications preferred

Education

• Master’s degree in science or healthcare related major required

Experience 

• Minimum two (2) years of recent PA experience required; preferably in Urgent Care, Family Medicine, or Emergency room

Knowledge and Skills

• Must be proficient with medical instruments and equipment required by the work
• Knowledge of computer-based data management programs and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technology
• Ability to communicate effectively, in verbal and written form, with retail and medical partners at various levels, patients, family members, physicians and representatives of the community
• Sound understanding of all federal and state regulations including HIPAA and OSHA
• Experience providing primary care as a family nurse practitioner
• Knowledge of disease prevention

Physical Demands – Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
• Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.