Physician Assistant Family Practice

Dignity Health; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California, seeks a Physician Assistant to deliver high-quality care in an outpatient setting. You will perform assessments, assist in planning and implementing patient care plans, and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes.

The role requires CA PA licensure, completion of PA training, BLS, and NPDB compliance, with a focus on patient advocacy and evidence-based practices in a busy primary care environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Physician Assistant in outpatient primary care.
• Must hold PA degree and completion of a specialized Physician Assistant Training Program.
• Successful completion of the national PA examination prior to licensure in California.
• Licensed as a Physician Assistant in good standing by the California State PA Board.
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) number required.
• Satisfactory report from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
• Ability to meet Dignity Health credentialing and privileging processes on hire and biannually thereafter.
• BLS certification.
• PA license.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessments and follows the plan of care.
• Formulates a plan of care for individual needs and participates in routine transitional health care planning.
• Adapts education to patients and families during care delivery.
• Ensures efficiency in care delivery and identifies immediate priorities.
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on education and experience.
• Advocates for patient rights and seeks conflict resolution.

Skills

Spanish language ability

ACLS

Clinical reasoning

Outpatient care experience

Education

Physician Assistant training program

California PA license

National Provider Identifier (NPI)

BLS certification

Tools

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Physician Assistant (PA), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

As a Physician Assistant (PA), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data: follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, utilizes pathways, which includes notifying physicians as appropriate
• Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including patient population needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (i.e. treatment options, patient placement options)
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care to determine immediate priorities and to offer solutions for problems
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a
• Physician Assistant in an outpatient primary care clinic, community health center, etc.
• Must hold an academic degree and completion of a specialized Physician Assistant Training Program
• Successful completion of a national physician assistant examination prior to being licensed by the Physician Assistant Board in California.
• Licensed as a Physician Assistant in good standing from the California State Physician Assistant Board. N
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
• satisfactory report from the National Practitioner Data Bank
• Ability to successfully meet Dignity Health's credentialing and privileging processes upon hire and biannually thereafter
• BLS certification
• PA license

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to verbally communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.
• ACLS

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1906, Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Red Bluff, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for two consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$146,265 - $216,486 /year