Physician Associate

Caring Health Center, Inc.; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Caring Health Center, Inc. seeks a dedicated Physician Associate for its Springfield clinic. The role requires cultural competency in medical care, with responsibilities in patient education and health care delivery. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and a commitment to serving diverse populations in a busy clinic environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved PA Program.
• MA PA Licensure and DEA registration required.
• BCLS certification required; ACLS encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Patient education and preventive health care duties.
• Diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
• Community outreach and education.

Skills

Culturally competent medical care

Patient education

Effective working relationships

Education

Graduate of NCCPA approved PA Program

Maintenance of Massachusetts PA Licensure

NCCPA Certification

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Physician Associate Job Category: Healthcare Provider Requisition

Number: PHYSI001005 Full-Time On-site Springfield, MA 01103, USA Reports

to: Chief Medical Officer Supervises: N/A Salary Status: Exempt Minimum

Requirements: Graduate of NCCPA - and Board of Registration of Physician

Associates - approved PA Program. Maintenance of Massachusetts PA

Licensure. Maintenance of DEA registration and Massachusetts Controlled

Substance Registration. Adherence to AAPA standards of fifty (50) hours

Category I, and fifty (50) hours Category II CME every two (2) years.

NCCPA Certification. Commitment to culturally competent medical care of

a diverse ethnic population. BCLS required; ACLS encouraged. Ability to

establish, and maintain effective working relationships with other staff

and levels. Ability to provide high quality care in a high volume clinic

setting. Demonstrate proficiency in assessment and delivery of family

planning services to a diverse population. Desirable: Fluency in

Spanish, Russian, or Vietnamese Special expertise in provision of health

care to undeserved, culturally diverse populations Principle

Responsibilities and Duties: Patient education. Health Care

Maintenance/Preventive Health Care. Diagnosis and treatment of acute and

chronic illness/ Emergent or timely consultative referral to in-house

physicians or outside specialist. Refugee assessments. After hours call

responsibilities with MD back-up Community outreach and education.

Participation in CHC organizational meetings, committees, and quality

assurance activities. Participation in MD/PA clinical reviews every two

months. Offers comprehensive clinical family planning services that

include prevention, personal health and treatment services, tailored to

the needs of the clients. Maintenance of confidentiality. Working

Conditions: Long periods of standing or sitting. Some bending, reaching

and squatting On-call coverage including \"after hours\" and weekends is

generally required; frequency depends upon need. Potential exposure to

patient blood and body fluids. Prolonged periods of working on a

computer viewing a monitor. This position requires compliance with

Caring Health Center?s compliance standards, including its Standards of

Conduct, Compliance Program, and policies and procedures. Such

compliance will be an element considered as part of the Physician

Associate?s regular performance evaluation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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