Physician Assistant

Department: Medical • Location: Union, New Jersey

About the role

Alliance Orthopedics, the region's most dynamic multidisciplinary practice, is seeking an energetic, motivated, and articulate team player to join our team. 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. Additionally, our Physician Assistants function as medical liaisons to our conservative care team of chiropractors, physical therapists, clinical athletic trainers, occupational therapists, exercise physiologists, and more. A licensed Physician Assistant brings a unique role and perspective to the medical arm of our practice.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport and relationships with patients and understand their goals.
• Perform physical assessment of patients to identify priority care needs.
• Consult interdisciplinary team regarding patient assessment findings.
• Perform procedures necessary to implement a plan of care based on care standards and protocols.
• Develop a plan of care across the continuum and exercise discretion when revising based on findings.
• Review patient plan of care with interdisciplinary team.
• Provide safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way to facilitate patients' achievement of desired outcomes.
• Document all patient care activities as per documentation standards.
• Evaluate outcomes of documentation and contribute to performance improvement initiatives through medical record review.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and assist in the resolution of conflict among health care team members, patients, and families.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and incorporate their expertise to achieve patient outcomes.
• Serve as a change agent by implementing practice initiatives.
• Coordinate patient care activities to maximize patient outcomes.
• Facilitate the assessment of patients' learning needs and access resources from all disciplines to achieve patient outcomes.
• Lead a quality improvement process, recognize trends in patient populations, and explore alternatives to care.
• Assist in the revision of standards, guidelines, and protocols.
• Assist in the development and revision of standards for patient populations incorporating an interdisciplinary approach and utilizing best practices and research findings.
• Recognize behaviors that impact team function and implement strategies to optimize teamwork.
• Serve as a mentor for team members.
• Review self-development plan and professional goals and seek new knowledge toward the progression of professional goals.
• Demonstrate evidence of self-development by participating in educational programs.
• Provide 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 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 from all walks of life.
• Prescriptive authorization (required within 30 days of hire).
• Willingness to challenge patients, other team members, and yourself.

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 / year

Schedule

Full-time, on-site at one location.

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.