Physician Assistant

MISSION: To provide clinical excellence with outstanding patient experience while ensuring that all members of the community have access to quality, comprehensive, patient-centered health care.


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COMPANY INFORMATION:

As a federally qualified health center (FQHC) we serve all people with quality healthcare, dignity, and respect. We envision a seamless health care delivery system that is proactively responsible for the medical, dental and psychosocial needs of underserved individuals, children and families residing in Kalamazoo County.

We advocate for the rights of all people to experience comprehensive healthcare that is delivered through a collaborative community network focused on quality standards of care. Our aim is to decrease health care disparities by increasing access to care through culturally sensitive medical attention, education and outreach. We work to reflect this simple motto: "Together, we are improving quality of life by providing excellent health care to all people in an environment of dignity & respect."

BENEFITS:

• Clinicians of the Family Health Center have the opportunity to apply for up to $50,000 in loan repayment through the National Health Service Loan Repayment Program.
• Highly competitive pay
• Excellent (cost effective) Health Insurance
  • PPO or PPO High Deductible Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision & Dental Insurance
• Company paid Life & accidental death
• Company paid long term disability Insurance
• Voluntary life, accidental death, short term disability, and other supplemental offerings
• Pre-tax 403(b) retirement plan (Discretionary employer contribution based on FHC financial performance)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 8 Paid Holidays

POSITION SUMMARY:


Physician Assistants are responsible for providing primary care to patients of all ages, including prescribing medicine, and ordering diagnostic tests under the supervision of collaborating physician by performing the duties below.

Please note that the Flu vaccine is a minimum work requirement at the Family Health Center.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides outstanding patient experience in healthcare and health management for patients of all ages.
• Assesses the patient's and family's psychosocial, emotional, physiological, and environmental needs and priorities.
• Participates in quality improvement activities, including the development of standards of care and protocols.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, medical or other staff for comprehensive interdisciplinary management of care or referral. Such collaboration includes initiating health care team conferences.
• Assumes leadership and patient advocacy roles for coordinating and communicating patient problems and needs to appropriate health care team members.
• Provides the highest quality health care through the utilization or conduction of research in Physician Assistant practice, standard setting, evaluation of care and outcomes, and continuing professional education.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is performed in a clinical setting. Contact with patients and staff.
• Exposed to communicable disease, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
• Requires working under stress, in emergency situations or during irregular hours

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Requires 80% or more of time spent standing/walking. Independently mobile. Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires normal visual acuity and hearing.
• Ability to occasionally transfer and position patients, reposition equipment, and lift supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to adapt and function in varying environments of workload, patient acuity, worksites and work shifts.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Electronic Medical Records.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• Current and valid State of Michigan Registered Nurse Licensure and ARNP Licensure or Physician Assistant License.
• Graduate Degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or graduate of an accredited PA program.