New Grad - Physician Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care
ConvenientMD · Waterville, ME · 3 wk ago
On-siteFull-time
About the Role
We’re seeking motivated new graduates and early-career Physician Assistants (PAs) and Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) who are eager to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact. As part of our supportive, collaborative team, you’ll provide exceptional care while playing a key role in improving the health and well-being of our patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide Patient-Centered Care: Conduct health assessments, physical exams, and review medical histories to address short- and long-term patient needs while staying committed to high-quality, efficient patient care.
- Assess patient health: Interview patients, perform physical examinations, obtain, update, and study medical histories.
- Determine abnormal conditions: Administer or order diagnostic tests (e.g., x-rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory studies) and interpret test results.
- Perform therapeutic procedures: Administer injections and immunizations, suture, manage wounds and infections.
- Educate and Counsel: Empower patients with knowledge about their health, describe therapeutic regimens, give information on normal growth and development, discuss family planning, and wellness through counseling and guidance.
- Documentation and Compliance:
- Prepare clear, complete, accurate, and legible medical records for each patient under your care.
- Type, edit, and electronically sign all office notes, reports, and records using EMR in accordance with company policies.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment in compliance with company and state procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Comply with legal and professional requirements including studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on needed actions.
- Collaborate with a Team: Work collaboratively and pro-actively with other providers and health care practitioners within your clinic to efficiently treat patients, and plan coordinated, efficient, and thoughtful dispositions (including transfer), all in a timely manner.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Requirements
- Master's degree and certification by Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) certifying body.
- Must have and maintain a DEA license with no restrictions.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification: American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification. We do not accept CPR, ACLS certifications, or online-only classes.
- Clinical experience gained through rotations or other settings in emergency medicine, urgent care, or ambulatory care is preferred.
Skills
- Excellent team player: Enjoy collaborating with others and being part of a strong team dynamic.
- Proactive and confident communicator (written and verbal): Foreshadows and elevates concerns as they arise, unafraid of professional directness both with colleagues and patients.
- Compassionate, authentic, and patient-focused: Supports patients through kindness; demonstrating understanding for others and contributing to creating a community of belonging.
- Technically savvy: Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and clinical management systems (EMR).
- Strong knowledge of:
- Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations including the requirements of HIPAA and OSHA and applicable state rules and regulations pertinent to medical practices.
- Relevant drugs and their chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.
- Non-pharmaceutical patient care aids, their applicable uses, and relevance to patient care.
- Current principles, methods, and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Benefits
- Urgent care services at no cost to our team members and their families.
- Extensive benefit offerings including health, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid short-term disability, and optional pet insurance.
- 401k match after one year of service.
- Access to our primary care (depending on location).
- Educational Alliance with Purdue University Global and reduced tuition rates for team members and their families.
- Employer rewards and access to discounts offered on services and products such as hotels, travel, entertainment, restaurants, and more.