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Job Title: Physician Assistant
Location: San Antonio, TX 78251
Position Type: 6 months of contract
Summary:
The MinuteClinic Physician Assistant delivers defined patient care services in a retail clinic environment. You will work in collaboration with a dedicated team of professionals as you independently provide holistic, evidenced based care inclusive of accurate assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management of health problems, health counseling, and disposition planning for our patients ranging in age 18 months and above. Care is documented via computerized electronic health record. This position reports directly to the Senior Practice Manager. MinuteClinic is a division of CVS Health. Our clinic practice locations are located inside select CVS Pharmacy and Target Stores. We are reinventing pharmacy with innovation, collaboration, caring, integrity, and accountability. Our mission is helping people on their path to better health through patient engagement.
Duties:
· Patient-Centered Quality and Safety: Educate patients on maintaining proper health to influence quality outcomes.
· Evaluate, make recommendations, co-manage and treat patients’ medical needs for safe and high-quality treatment.
· Document all patient care within an electronic health record. Help develop Patient Centered Practice Teams.
· Respond to patient care inquiries throughout the day Customer Service Excellence: Increase patient engagement and satisfaction through integration of feedback from patients, management, and professional colleagues.
· Maintain all levels of communication.
· Healthcare Environment Management: Resolve conflict using appropriate management techniques.
· Cultivate relationships among practice employees and retail store colleagues.
· Balance priorities to manage patient care and needs.
· Manage clinical and non-clinical tasks.
· Adapt to new models of patient care for clinic efficiency.
· Demonstrate core values of CVS Health MinuteClinic in all communications and interactions.
· Help with hiring and development of Practice employees.
· Enhance operational effectiveness, emphasizing cost containment without jeopardizing important innovation or quality of care.
· Validates insurance coverage and incorporates knowledge into care plan
Required experience/knowledge:
· 1+ year of professional experience as a Physician Assistant. Application for DEA may be required at time of offer.
Education:
· Completion of a Master’s Degree level Physician Assistant program with current National Board Certification and State of Employment license to practice in the role required.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $65.00 – $69.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person