Physician Assistant Family Practice

CommonSpirit Health; Red Bluff, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California, is seeking a Physician Assistant to provide high-quality, outpatient primary care within an integrated team.

The role focuses on comprehensive assessments, care planning, patient education, and timely clinical decisions to support patient recovery while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Physician Assistant in an outpatient primary care clinic, community health center, etc.
• Academic degree and completion of a specialized Physician Assistant Training Program
• Successful completion of a national physician assistant examination prior to licensure
• Licensed as a Physician Assistant in good standing from the California State Physician Assistant Board
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
• Satisfactory report from the National Practitioner Data Bank
• Ability to meet credentialing and privileging processes
• BLS certification
• PA license
• Spanish language ability is a plus
• ACLS (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment and follows the plan of care
• Forms a plan of care for individual needs and participates in planning routine transitional health care
• Adapts educational programs to individual patients and families
• Ensures efficiency in delivery of care and prioritizes solutions
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on education and experience
• Advocates for patient rights and seeks resolution for conflicts

Skills

Clinical assessment

Plan of care formulation

Patient education

Independent clinical decisions

Advocacy for patient rights

Education

Physician Assistant degree and PA training program

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.

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