Physician Assistant

DescriptionVenice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality health care to people in need. The organization has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people with compassion, dignity, and respect across an area from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have a network of clinics, Early Head Start centers, and mobile clinics, plus an expansive street medicine program to reach people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org.The Limited Physician Assistant will be providing medical care to homeless patients as part of a multidisciplinary IMHT team. This includes:attending case conferences and doing street outreach. The clinical home of the physician assistant will be at Rose, where she will beproviding primary care services to low-income patients, including chronically ill adults, pediatrics, gynecology, and homeless patients.The PA works independently, providing assessment, management, and follow-up of patients.This is a limited appointment for 5 months. A limited appointment may convert to career.Salary range: $74.95- $100.86/hourlyQualificationsActive license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California - requiredNational Board Certification - requiredBLS Certification from AHA or ARC - requiredDegree from a PA program - requiredDEA #, Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment in CURES - requiredAbility to operate a computer to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve data - requiredKnowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with chronic disease, pediatrics or gynecologic problems - requiredDemonstrated ability to supervise clinical support staff - requiredInterpersonal and communication skills to effectively relate to patients, their families, members of the health care team, and the lay and professional community - requiredAbility to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions - requiredSkill in organizing work flow to accomplish Venice Family Clinic objectives - requiredSkill in communicating with patients and families in medical SpanishSkill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms and other patient materials - requiredStrong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans and work with multidisciplinary teams - requiredAbility to work independently, set goals and objectives, prioritize work activities - requiredAbility to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention - required#J-18808-Ljbffr