Physician Assistant Gastroenterology

District Medical Group Inc. (DMG); Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare package (medical)

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO 4 weeks

10 paid holidays

CME allowance

Paid sick time

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

District Medical Group (DMG) seeks a Gastroenterology Physician Assistant to join our Internal Medicine Department. The PA will collaborate with physicians to provide daily patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment at Valleywise Health Medical Center or FQHC locations, with travel between Phoenix and Peoria clinics.

Primary site will be the Phoenix clinic. The GI PA will participate in patient education, laboratory work, and referrals to specialists as needed, supporting a

Responsibilities

• Identify health needs of patients through systematic assessment, health history, physical evaluation, and tests.
• Develop and record a plan of care addressing patient needs and priorities.
• Participate in educational programs to prevent illness and promote health.
• Participate in health promotion efforts.
• Apply epidemiological methods for disease control.
• Participate in case conferences with physicians.
• Prescribe medication as appropriate.
• Perform laboratory tests as appropriate.
• Perform developmental screening of patients.
• Refer patients to specialists for further evaluation.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Prescribe medications

Job description

Physician AssistantGastroenterologyDistrict Medical Group (DMG) is well known as a respected leader in the healthcare industry in the Phoenix area, with a reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation and dedication to the patients and communities we serve. DMG is one of the largest physician groups in the Valley, with over 450 dedicated physicians/APPs, supported by approximately 100 skilled professional/administrative team members.

DMG is actively recruiting for a

Gastroenterology PA

to join our Internal Medicine Department. The GI PA will collaborate with physician(s) to provide daily patient care as part of a health care team; involving assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patient problem(s), physician examinations, emergency care, referral, and patient education at Valleywise Health Medical Center (VHMC) or at one of its FQHC locations, as directed by the Department Chair and/or Section Chief. Travel between Phoenix and Peoria clinics is required; primary site location will be the Phoenix clinic.

Responsibilities

• Identify health needs of patients through systematic assessment, utilizing professional skills, health history, physical evaluation, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic tools.
• Develop and record a plan of care which acknowledges the patient's needs and priorities.
• Participate in educational programs to prevent illness and promote, maintain, or restore health.
• Participate in health promotion efforts.
• Apply epidemiological methods for disease control.
• Participate in case conferences with physicians.
• Prescribe medication as appropriate.
• Perform laboratory tests as appropriate.
• Perform developmental screening of patients.
• Refer patients to specialized physicians as appropriate for further specialty evaluation.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Benefits

• A strong healthcare package inclusive of medical, dental, vision - eligible DAY ONE
• A rich 401(k) with employer match, increasing annually up to 6%
• Four weeks PTO + 10 paid holidays
• One week of CME with allowance
• Paid Sick Time
• Qualifies for participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• and more