Primary Care PA: Impactful, Patient-Centered Clinician

Allegheny Clinic; Bellevue (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Physician Assistant for primary care roles in a physician office setting, with weekend and on-call rotations. The PA will perform history taking, physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, write prescriptions, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team.

The position emphasizes patient education, health maintenance, and adherence to HIPAA and practice policies, with ongoing participation in quality improvement initiatives and regulatory

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and PA-C license.
• Current license or board eligible.
• Substitutions: Four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate patient care, including recording medical history and physical assessment, developing therapeutic care plan, ordering labs and tests, interpreting results, and documenting medical records.
• Establishes presumptive diagnosis as defined in the PA-C supervising physician agreement.
• Communicates and coordinates patient care with patient, family, community health services, and interdisciplinary team; involves attending physician as needed.
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care with periodic physician evaluation.
• Prepares written prescription orders per agreement with supervising physician(s).
• Educates patients and families about health, illness prevention, medications, and treatment instructions; acts as clinical resource.
• Triages patient telephone calls and coordinates care.
• Participates in performance/quality improvement initiatives and ensures regulatory compliance.
• May perform other duties related to outpatient care in the specialty.

Skills

Clinical collaboration

Patient care

Communication

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies

Job description

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Physician Assistant for primary care roles in a physician office setting, with weekend and on-call rotations. The PA will perform history taking, physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, write prescriptions, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team.

The position emphasizes patient education, health maintenance, and adherence to HIPAA and practice policies, with ongoing participation in quality improvement initiatives and regulatory