Physician Assistant (PA)

Liberty Resources/Liberty POST; Town of Fulton (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5,000 sign-on bonus

NHSC Loan Repayment Program (Tier 3)

Equal employment opportunity

Job summary

Liberty Resources in Fulton, NY is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our Integrated Health Center. You will work with the Medical Director and the health care team to deliver patient-centered care across all ages in a collaborative setting.

The role emphasizes primary care, care coordination, and medication education, with a strong focus on mental health integration and cultural sensitivity. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered, and the organization supports diverse, inclusive employment.

Qualifications

• Active NYS PA license and current registration.
• Minimum one year of family medicine experience.
• Experience with mental illness is valuable.
• Eligibility for Medicaid/Medicare participation.
• Proficient with EMR and timely documentation.
• Flexible and family-centered orientation.
• Sensitive to cultural differences and inclusion.
• Occasional lifting up to 10 lbs; varied physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Performs health interviews, histories, exams, mental status checks, and tests to diagnose and assess health.
• Provides crisis intervention and develops care plans and progress reports.
• Manages medication regimens, prescribes as indicated by diagnosis and labs.
• Delivers primary care, care coordination, and medication education to clients and families.
• Contributes to treatment planning and crisis intervention as needed.
• Delivers health education to support outcomes for clients and families.
• Collaborates with mental health staff for integrated care for all clients.

Skills

Team-based care

Patient-centered

EMR proficiency

Cultural sensitivity

Flexibility

Family medicine orientation

10 lb lifting

Education

NYS PA license & registration

Job description

Liberty Resources is seeking applicants for a Physician Assistant for our Integrated Health Center in Fulton, NY.

$5,000 sign on bonus.

About Us:

At Liberty Resources, we believe everyone deserves to live their happiest, healthiest life. We treat assist and support people with their physical, emotional, and social needs; all in one location. Our Wholehearted Health approach assures that nobody needs to go it alone in meeting their health and life needs.

Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our Corporate values of Excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities.

Physician Assistant (PA) Position Summary:

In collaboration with the agency Medical Director, the Physician Assistant will function as a member of the Integrated Health Care Team in assisting with a full range of nursing/medical services. Using a team-based approach, patient centered care is provided to patients of all ages.

Physician Assistant (PA) Job Responsibilities:

• Performs interviews, health histories, physical examinations, mental status assessments, and diagnostic tests to determine diagnosis and current health status of clients.
• Provides medical crisis intervention/counseling as required by direct visitation or telephone contact.Completes evaluations, medication reviews, and care plans, reviews and progress reports.
• Participates in the management of clients’ medication regimens; prescribes drugs and medication treatments as indicated by diagnosis, lab results and consistent with community standards of care.
• Provides all appropriate primary care, care coordination, and medication education to clients and families.
• Contributes to the treatment planning process, and crisis intervention services when necessary.
• Provides health education to clients and families to support outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with mental health staff to provide integrated healthcare for all clients

Liberty Resources Clinics are approved sites for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (Tier 3).

Physician Assistant (PA) Qualifications:

• Certificate and current registration to practice as a Physician Assistant in New York State.
• At least one year experience providing direct services in a family medicine setting.
• Experience with individuals diagnosed with mental illness, or comparable experience is valuable.
• Must have eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs.
• Effectively use an EMR and complete all required documentation in a timely professional manner.
• Must be flexible and oriented to family work.
• Sensitive to cultural differences and able to incorporate that understanding into service provision. Demonstrates the values of diversity, equity and belonging; foster an inclusive environment that facilitates diversity.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb stairs and lift objects of up to 10lbs as required.

Pay range: $120,000 to $145,000.

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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