Full Job Description
Physician Assistant
Neighborhood Health Association – The Physician Assistant (PA-C) is an essential member of a high performing healthcare team providing compassionate and high-quality health care to patients in our community on a same day appointment and walk-in basis. The Physician Assistant will work in partnership with our homelessness, public health, HIV and social justice partners to promote access to care delivery and screenings.
Services provided by the Physician Assistant include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients of all ages with presenting illnesses and injuries or exacerbations of chronic disease
- Orders evidence-based testing, prescribes medications and refers to NHA Provider for ongoing follow-up care as required
- Provide a wide range of pediatric & adult immunizations including COVID-19 vaccines, flu shots, pneumococcal and monkey pox
- STD testing, treatment and education
- Point of Care (POC) testing and education for a variety of healthcare conditions such as HIV, Hepatitis, and A1C.
- Educates patients on diseases, epidemics, and prevention
- Actively engage in the community with other key stakeholders and safety net providers to grow workplace relationships in order to enhance the availability and accessibility of our services.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Physician Assistant (PA-C)
- Active Ohio license with Medical Board.
- Preferred two (2) years experience in direct patient care, preferably in a community healthcare setting, FQHC experience ideal.
- Experience and high proficiency in Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Must be able to work independently, take initiative and think creatively to address social disparities of health and refer to appropriate resources to meet patient needs.
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a desire to provide excellent customer service to patients, demonstrating caring and empathy.
- Must be sensitive to cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity.
Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and composure when challenged, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, a matching retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program, 11 paid holidays and generous PTO and loan repayment program through HRSA National Health Services Corp (NHSC).
Please provide your salary requirements when you apply to be considered for an interview for this position.
Neighborhood Health Association (NHA), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), is the largest community health center system in Northwest Ohio with partnerships that include ProMedica, Mercy Health, and University of Toledo Medical Center. NHA has grown from a single location in 1969 to 12 medical and dental clinics throughout Lucas County. Today we operate multiple health centers including pediatrics, adult medicine, dental services, health care for the homeless, women’s health center, senior centers, and a full-service pharmacy with lab services on site.
For more than 50 years, NHA has placed a strong focus on prevention and empowering individual responsibility in managing their health care and overall well-being. Our services are acutely responsive to the needs of everyone throughout the communities we serve, providing excellent care and the best health practices.
Our Mission: Through our exceptional health care services, we empower and educate, aggressively working to eliminate health care inequities, while supporting personal responsibility for one’s own health regardless of the ability to pay.
We are a drug free workplace, and an Equal Opportunity Employer