Physician Assistant-Passiac , NJ

Full Job Description

Physician Assistant

MedRite Urgent Care is a fast-growing organization that provides patients with a modern solution for urgent medical treatment and routine healthcare to improve their quality of life.

We are seeking a Physician Assistant who lives our core values of being caring, knowledgeable, and exceptional with a passion for serving our patients. This leader will exude positivity and demonstrate operational excellence, ownership of their business, and the expertise to act with a sense of urgency. Our team members deliver an impeccable patient experience and treat everyone like family. The Physician Assistant will be a trusted team member providing care to our patients and a trusted partner to the clinical team, MedRite Urgent Care center staff, and the Executive Leadership team.

Core Competencies:

• Ownership Mentality
• Shows personal commitment to organizational mission through action.
• Follows through on commitments, takes accountability for actions, and ensures others do the same.
• Collaborates in establishing clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
• Acts with Urgency
• Quickly assesses challenges, counters with solutions, and is confident under pressure.
• Quickly adapts to changes in situations and can adjust approaches.
• Anticipates obstacles and plans accordingly.
• Exudes Positivity
• Builds rapport with people across all levels and functions in an open, friendly, and accepting way.
• Builds strong constructive relationships with people similar and different from self.
• Remains positive in the face of obstacles and adversity.

Job Description:

The Physician Assistant will:

• Provide clinical services and develops and implement the plan of care in conjunction with supervising director when necessary.
• Obtain patient medical history and performs physical examinations and preventative health measures within prescribed guidelines.
• Initiate necessary laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret laboratory and test results.
• Confer with a supervising medical director(s), clinical staff, and other care providers to ensure optimum patient care and prepare a comprehensive patient care plan. Refers to the appropriate medical director for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA’s scope of practice.
• Obtain consultations and referrals as appropriate.
• Respond to patient inquiries, answer, and refer questions to the physician/medical director as appropriate.
• Document all patient care services in the electronic medical record.
• Provide health education counseling to patients and families as appropriate and supports programs for patients and their families.
• Answer questions about the condition and treatment plan.
• Participate in and supports performance improvement and risk management activities.
• Complete required continuous training and education, including practice-specific requirements.
• Demonstrate professional work behavior and comply with organizational policies and procedures and federal and state requirements.
• Work closely with medical directors and clinical staff in a team approach to patient care.
• Respect and protect the patient’s rights to confidentiality and privacy and discloses information only for professional purposes which are in the patient’s best interests with full consideration of their legal rights.
• Displays a positive attitude when interacting with physicians, Regional Medical Director, and Center Staff.

Functional Competencies:

• People
• Communicates Effectively
• Adjusts message to suit the audience.
• Provides information in a timely manner.
• Actively listens to others.
• Displays empathy.
• Performance:
• Manages Complexity
• Asks the right questions to analyze situations accurately.
• Acquires information from multiple sources when analyzing situations.
• Strives to uncover the root causes of problems in partnership with the team.
• Evaluates the risks and benefits of different solution options.
• Process:
• Operational Excellence
• Anticipates and executes changes in policies, practices, and trends.
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet the commitment to quality patient care.
• Ability to apply the right resource to the correct process.
• Optimizes work processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and successful completion of accredited physician assistant program.
• Current licensure as Physician Assistant by the state of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Florida, depending on location.
• Board certification.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification.
• Urgent Care or Hospital/Emergency Room experience is essential
• Must be comfortable seeing the full spectrum of patients in an Urgent Care setting.
• Must be willing to work in multiple locations.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a clinical team.
• Demonstrated professional competence and integrity, and ethical conduct of practice.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and practical conflict resolution skills
• Patient-focused and committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care and service to all patients.
• Strong computer skills and EMR knowledge.

Salary Range $75.00 to $90.00 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75.00 – $90.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Urgent Care

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person