Full Job Description
Description
PeaceHealth is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Clinician to join the OB/GYN team. Looking for a clinician who enjoys inpatient work, assisting in surgeries as well as clinic work.
The selected candidate will have post-certification experience as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner-preferably in OB/GYN. Past surgical experience is beneficial, robotics especially, as well as experience with inpatient rounding and ordering.
Highlights:
- Collegial team of 9 OB/GYN physicians
- State-of-the art birthing center with 2,200+ births per year
- Adjacent to Level III Neonatal ICU staffed by OHSU physicians
- Maternal/Fetal Medicine and Neonatology onsite 24/7
- 40 labor/delivery rooms
- 3 operation rooms
- OB Hospitalists and OB Anesthetists onsite at hospital 24/7
- Clinic work averages 15-18 patients per day.
If this opportunity resonates with you, please apply. For more information, contact:
Kim Dianich, CMSR, Provider Recruiter Sr. [email protected] Work phone: 360-729-1409
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PeaceHealth’s community of health care professionals in the Vancouver area include PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, a 450-bed tertiary-level hospital with complete services, and PeaceHealth Medical Group, a multi-specialty group serving communities throughout Clark County.
- First year salary amount: $131,289.60 – $154,377.60 depending on direct years of experience as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
- Employment bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- CME Allowance
- Medical/dental/vision/disability/life/wellness
- Retirement
Job Summary
Under the direct supervision of a physician, the Physician Assistant is responsible for caring for, treating and triaging appropriately, patient’s medical, physical and psychosocial needs.
Essential Functions
- Within scope of practice, perform comprehensive and problem focused history and physical exams and interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures to assist in formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Order, collect and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures and studies.
- Provide needed procedures, including assisting in surgery and continually assess patient’s needs and conduct appropriate follow up.
- Performing procedures, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures within scope of practice.
- Order, prescribe and dispense medication and durable goods as allowed by state and within scope of practice.
- Maintain required records and writes progress notes on patient charts as to status, treatments and procedures.
- Counsel the patient as to preventative care, medical problems, exercise, and the use of prescribed medications and treatments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- Accredited Program Required: Physician Assistant. And
- Required: . Must be Board certified by the AAPA
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year Preferred: Physician Assistant experience
Credentials
- Required : Physician Assistant and
- Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs (Required)
- Effective verbal and written communication skills (Required)
- Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patient, families, other healthcare staff, and other departments (Required)
- Personal responsibility for ongoing educational growth, and collaborating with others to provide solutions for continued patient quality (Required)
- Basic computer skills (Required)
Department / Location Specific Notes
PHMG Physician Assistant Specialty:
- At the request of either the PH Senior Director for Medical Informatics and/or the PHMG System Medical Director for Informatics, a provider might be asked to obtain Epic Certification in order to support the CareConnect project as a Provider Builder.
Working Conditions
Environmental Conditions
- Time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.
Mental/Visual
- Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
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