Urgent Care Physician Assistant – Float

Responsibilities:

• Act as a fill-in for any gaps in the schedule, call outs, and/ or other coverage needs.
• Are “un-anchored” to a specific site or clinic (floating to any site within the regional market for Legacy/ GoHealth), but with a set template (working same days each week).
• Shall expect last minute changes to site location(s)/ assignments, since these are subject to daily fluctuations in patient volumes and/or absences of other staff that cannot be predicted and/or easily anticipated.
• Shall also reasonably expect more than one Legacy/ GoHealth clinic to require assistance throughout any single workday; therefore, travel between locations is also anticipated.

Qualifications:

• Requires Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of a PA program accredited by any of the following accrediting bodies:
  • Committee on Allied Health, Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association (CAHEA);
  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP);
  • Accreditation Review Commission on the Education of the PA (ARC-PA).

• Minimum two years direct patient management experience in related setting, strongly preferred.
• Requires knowledge of professional medical practice and care to provide/evaluate patient care.
• Requires skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods and techniques of medicine to provide ongoing patient care.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Requires proficiency with basic computer skills, knowledge of acute and chronic disease states, administration and prescription of medications, and delivering physical care following a treatment plan.

Licensure:

• Current applicable state licensure to practice as a PA or ability to obtain licensure upon date of hire.
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of PA’s.
• Current certification dependent upon specific position to include Basic Life Support (BLS).