PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Main Function:

• Provides consistent, high quality care consistent with accepted national and/or community standards.
• Collaborates with office staff in development and performance of efficient office practices.
• Liaisons with practice management and hospital administration on behalf of the practice.
• Liaisons with staff on behalf of practice management and hospital administration.
• Fosters a cohesive Thompson identity.
• Assures regulatory compliance.
• Provides patient management and role modeling that unifies practice goals with health system goals.
• Acts in the best interest of the patient.
• Assists the health system in meeting strategic goals.

Required Job Specific Competencies:

• Recognized competence in outpatient clinical medicine. S/he must have the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to her/his age-specific needs and provide the necessary care.
• Demonstrates knowledge necessary to ensure care appropriate to the age of the patient. This includes demonstration of knowledge and principles of growth and development over a life span. 
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all office staff and providers.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with hospital leaders.
• Lead a patient centered practice.
• Knowledge of recognized best patient care practices in his/her department.
• Maintains current knowledge of and ability to institute programs necessary to comply with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Consistent excellence in provider-patient and provider-staff communications.
• Exhibits leadership skills and professional behavior consistently.
• Actively guards confidential and protected information.
• Willing to receive feedback from associates and patients/families.
• Generates legible, meaningful, comprehensive and timely (within 2 business days of the date of service) patient care records sufficient for all patient care, regulatory, billing and other uses of the medical record.
• Responsible for ensuring all professional licenses, registrations, liability insurance education and renewal requirements and applicable physician certifications are up to date and current as required for employment.
• Lives the CARES values at all times.

Schedule: full time, day shift

Qualifications:

• NYS certification/registration as a Family, Adult or Pediatric Physician Assistant.
• Board Certification
• DEA license required.
• Able to gain appropriate FFTH privileges.
• Knowledge of ICD10 coding preferred.

Education:

• Graduation from an AMA approved school as a Physician Assistant.
• Meets continuing education requirements of the applicable discipline board.

Experience:

• Previous experience as a PA preferred.
• Previous experience in primary care medicine preferred.

Salary Range: $114,000-$134,000 based on experience

Salary : $114,000 - $134,000