Family Practice/Primary Care Physician Assistant

Seeking Family Medicine Physician Assistant to join Worcester, MA practice as a primary care provider and APP Trainer. The APP Trainer will work in a hybrid role that will include training newly hired Advanced Practice Providers while also providing medical services for patients. The APP Trainer is a member of the clinical practice team and works collaboratively with other team members in providing patient care. This is a full-time role that will include 20 hours of direct patient care and 20 hours of APP support, training, education, and professional development.

• Train one to two new Advanced Practice Providers (APP) defined as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant who has been hired in the last two years.
  
  
• All new-hire APP charts are reviewed by the APP Trainer for the first month of their employment. Afterwards, the APP Trainer continues to review a pre-determined
  number of approximately ten APP charts monthly.
  
  
• APPs will list the APP Trainer physician within their MSCR.
  
  
• APP Trainer will coordinate with MAVEN services.
  
  
• Precepting
  
  
  • Directly observe and shadow APP
    
    
• Evaluate APP based on competencies including:
  
  
  • History taking
    
    
  • Physical exam skills
    
    
  • Analyzing data
    
    
  • Management/plan formation
    
    
  • Procedures
    
    
  • Problem solving hazards and biases
  • Medical practice and principles

• Provides medical care to patients with acute medical problems, chronic illnesses, or requesting preventive health services.
  
  
• Examines patients, formulates diagnostic plans, and orders diagnostic testing. Interprets examination findings and test results and implements treatment plans.
  
  
• Provides medical care and performs procedures within the scope of reproductive/pregnancy health including IUD and Nexplanon insertions and removals, cervical examinations, and when appropriate providing prenatal care to pregnant patients.
  
  
• Determines the need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided by other specialists. Participates in other care procedures according to
  training and demonstrated ability.
  
  
• Maintains and updates Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a systematic format and completes required documentation within 48 hours.
  
  
• Participate in after hours and Weekend call on a rotating basis according to the schedule assigned by the Medical Director.
  
  

Our clinical teams are comprised of family physicians, internists, pediatricians and advanced practitioners working in tandem with dentistry, optometry, pharmacy and behavioral health - all under one roof. We also have medical interpreters on site and utilize telephonic interpreters as needed.

Benefits include:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• HRSA loan repayment
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Short and long term disability
• Life insurance
• $3,000 CME allowance, plus one paid week off to attend courses
• Generous time off policy, including 4 weeks of paid vacation and 11 paid holidays
• Malpractice insurance plus tail

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