Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner On Call

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Summary:

This position provides an opportunity to operate with an independent nature and with a keen focus on quality care. In addition to clinic duties, as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) with Agile you will sharpen your leadership skills by joining a medical team with expertise in occupational medicine, coaching back-office staff, educating nursing staff and students. At Agile, you can directly and positively affect change every day in patients’ lives.

Schedule: Shifts available Monday through Friday, 5:00 PM to 7:00 AM, and Saturday/Sunday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Compensation: $175.00 flat rate for shift + $125.00 per patient

*Must have the ability to report to the Bakersfield center within 30 minutes when on call.

Responsibilities:

• Assures personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies
• Evaluates and treats occupational medicine patients in accordance with Agile's medical practice model
• Establishes and monitors appropriate level of care for center patients
• Completes all medical record documentation prior to end of shift
• Works with Center Medical Director to ensure operations are consistent with medical and professional standards of care and professional PA/NP association
• Recommends potential growth opportunities for new or existing services within the Center
• Meets with Medical Director or designate to discuss quality of patient care, review policies, procedures, outcomes reports, and records
• Calls client representatives following employee treatment for initial injury and/or at any significant change in status
• In the absence of Center Medical Director, provides guidance to other medical personnel and center colleagues
• Masters use of clinical systems to ensure efficiency, excellent supportive documentation, appropriate and optimal coding levels, charge capture, and follow through on all patient care orders
• Ensures compliance with individual State Practice Act, and Workers’ Compensation regulations
• Maintains and cultivates relationships with center clients and payers while responding to requests within 24 hours
• Works with medical and clinical leadership to manage clinical and support staffing levels and proficiencies that will optimize patient satisfaction, workflows, and efficiencies
• Fosters an environment of collaboration, professionalism, patient/colleague safety, quality care, continuous improvement and reward and recognition
• Promotes center initiatives and workflows that are consistent with those in other centers
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements:

Education/Credentials

• Graduate of an accredited PA or NP program with an unrestricted PA/NP license in the state where employed
• Licensure requirements of the state of jurisdiction
• BLS and AED Certified; ACLS Certified, preferred
• NRCME Certified (DOT Medical Examiner)
• DEA required

Job-Related Skills/Competencies

• Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
• Outstanding customer service skills as well as the ability to deal with people in a manner which shows tact and professionalism
• The ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies
• Medicine knowledge
• Systems evaluation knowledge
• Customer and personal service knowledge including needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Judgment and decision making
• Critical thinking
• Speaking to effectively convey information to supervisors, peers, or customers

• Instructing skills to teach others
• Demonstrated knowledge of techniques and information needed to diagnose and treat human injuries
• Fosters a cooperative and harmonious working climate conducive to maximize employee morale and productivity
• Ability to put patients first and enjoys treating patients
• Must be a team player in a multidisciplinary environment
• Demonstrates a value of all contributions to product and outcome
• Displays a professional, approachable, and selfless demeanor at all times both to external and internal clients
• Agrees, supports, and commits to Agile’s core practice standards and policies and procedures
• Ability to display high degree of inspiration for team members to retain focus of providing highest levels of customer satisfaction
• Willingness to learn and continuously improve, to be audited, observed, and reviewed; is positively responsive to feedback
• Working knowledge of medical office administration and procedures
• Basic computer skills, including email
• Preferred experience with electronic medical record application