Alternative Response Unit - Physician Assistant

PeaceHealth is a well-established, financially stable, multi-specialty provider group looking for a PA interested in joining the Alternative Response Unit for a limited duration assignment.

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• Hourly Rate: $71.23 - $85.23/hr depending on years of licensure
• Employment bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Loan Reimbursement (if applicable)
• CME Allowance
• Medical/dental/vision/disability/life/wellness
• Retirement

Job Summary

Ride along with EMS personnel using a distinct ARU van designed for low-acuity 911 calls.

Essential Functions

• Within scope of practice, perform comprehensive and problem focused history and physical exams and interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures to assist in formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.

• Order, collect and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures and studies.

• Provide needed procedures, including assisting in surgery and continually assess patient’s needs and conduct appropriate follow up.

• Performing procedures, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures within scope of practice.

• Order, prescribe and dispense medication and durable goods as allowed by state and within scope of practice.

• Maintain required records and writes progress notes on patient charts as to status, treatments and procedures.

• Counsel the patient as to preventative care, medical problems, exercise, and the use of prescribed medications and treatments.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Accredited Program Required: Physician Assistant. and

• Required: Must be Board certified by the AAPA

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year Preferred: Physician Assistant experience

Credentials

• Required : Physician Assistant and

• Required within 30 Days: Basic Life Support or

• Required within 30 Days: Advanced Cardiac Life Support or

• Required within 30 Days: Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs. (Required)

• Effective verbal and written communication skills (Required)

• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patient, families, other healthcare staff, and other departments (Required)

• Personal responsibility for ongoing educational growth, and collaborating with others to provide solutions for continued patient quality (Required)

• Basic computer skills (Required)

Department / Location Specific Notes

PHMG Physician Assistant Specialty

• At the request of either the PH Senior Director for Medical Informatics and/or the PHMG System Medical Director for Informatics, a provider might be asked to obtain Epic Certification in order to support the CareConnect project as a Provider Builder.

Working Conditions

Environmental Conditions

• Time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.

Mental/Visual

• Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

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Salary : $71 - $85