Physician Assistant

Location: Millburn, New Jersey. Reports to: CCO.

About the role

At our Ambulatory Surgical Center, Team MD, our Physician Assistants work side-by-side with our medical and conservative care teams. PA-Cs are an integral part of our team of medical doctors, orthopedic surgeons, functional medicine practitioners, and pain management physicians. Licensed Physician Assistant brings a unique role and perspective to the medical arm of our practice.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport and relationships with our patients! Understand THEIR GOALS!
• Performs physical assessment of patients to identify priority care needs.
• Consults interdisciplinary team regarding patient assessment findings.
• Performs procedures necessary to implement a plan of care based on care standards and protocols.
• Develops a plan of care across the continuum, and exercises discretion when revising based on findings.
• Reviews patient plan of care with interdisciplinary team.
• Provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way to facilitate patients achievement of desired outcomes.
• Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards.
• Evaluates outcomes of documentation and contributes to performance improvement initiatives through medical record review.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and assists in the resolution of conflict among health care team members, patients, and families.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and incorporates their expertise to achieve patient outcomes.
• Serves as a change agent by implementing practice initiatives.
• Coordinates patient care activities to maximize patient outcomes.
• Facilitates the assessment of patients' learning needs and accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve patient outcomes.
• Leads a quality improvement process.
• Recognizes trends in patient populations and explores alternatives to care and assists in the revision of standards, guidelines, and protocols.
• Assists in the development and revision of standards for patient populations incorporating an interdisciplinary approach and utilizing best practices and research findings.
• Recognizes behaviors that impact the team function and implements strategies to optimize teamwork and serves as a mentor for team members.
• Reviews self development plan and professional goals and seeks new knowledge toward the progression of professional goals.
• Demonstrates evidence of self development by participating in educational programs.
• Provides educational programs to advance performance levels of staff.
• Stand out as a valuable team member, bringing energy in collaboration with all other healthcare disciplines in a team setting to help our patients GET BETTER FASTER!

Requirements

• Valid New Jersey Physician Assistant License REQUIRED
• Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) through The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Degree from accredited academic program (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant) (ARC-PA)
• 1-3 years experience as a Certified Physician Assistant
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills, especially the ability to show compassion for patients coming from all walks of life
• Prescriptive authorization – REQUIRED within 30 days of hire
• Willingness to challenge patients, other team members, and yourself!
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information as permitted by law

Benefits

• Collaborative environment fostering continued growth in a multidisciplinary approach to medicine
• VERY competitive salary and a runway for professional growth
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Accrued paid time off, sick time, and six paid company holidays
• Annual CEU reimbursement budget for licensed clinicians
• Retirement savings account with a percentage based company match

Pay

$140,000 - $180,000 per year

Schedule

• Full-time
• On Site
• 1 Location