SUMMARY

As a Physician Assistant, your superior interpersonal and empathetic skills, as well as your comprehension of diagnostic procedures greatly assists in managing and delivering quality treatment plans.

STATUS: Full-time

LOCATION: Riedman Health Campus

DEPARTMENT: Primary Care - Internal Medicine

SCHEDULE: Days, Monday-Friday

ATTRIBUTES

• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Compassionate, warm and patient focused
• 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
• Prior experience in primary care is highly preferred

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 members, medical/social/public services 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 employee’s 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/Affirmative Action Employer.
Minority/Female/Disability/Veterans by a prospective employee and/or employee’s Physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

Summary

Job Description

Penn Medicine LG Health Urgent Care is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join their team.  Hires will appreciate a great work/life balance and benefit from joining a team-oriented group, focused on providing excellent patient care. Hires will be expected to demonstrate similar values of striving for excellence in care while working well in a team and a willingness to float sites within the region they are being hired for. This APP position will support primarily the Parkesburg location, but may float to other Urgent Care locations if necessary for staffing.

After one year of practice, the Provider will be cross-trained and expected to intermittently provide care through a virtual video and telephone platform based on increasing access needs of the health system.  These hybrid or solely virtual shifts will have varied cadence and will be disbursed based on volumes and patient care needs. 

Hours:  1.0 FTE, Three 12 hour shifts/week.  Predictable every 3rd weekend rotation, which facilitates ease of long term planning, plus holiday rotation (2-3 per year). 

Physician Assistant (Preferred):

• Must have current licensure as a Physician Assistant by PA Board of Medicine
• Graduate of Accredited Physician Assistant training program.
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.
• Minimum one-year experience as a Physician Assistant is preferred.

Nurse Practitioner:

• Must have Certification by ANCC or other qualifying agency in area of specialty.
• Valid Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner license and Certificate of Prescriptive Authority in Pennsylvania.
• Valid Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Credentialed by the medical staff in accordance with current policy and procedure.

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Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.  It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards.  The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute.  The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole.  Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.

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