Physician Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical services within the scope of a Physician Assistant.
• Diagnoses, treats, and provides high-quality patient-centered care for medical conditions in children and adults following accepted medical standards of practice.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Evaluates and revises patient care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health.
• Provides education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues, and use of the prescribed medical treatment.
• Provides accurate documentation of patient care, documents orders, directives, procedures, and patient responses in the medical record, and communicates them to other members of the health care team; maintains accurate, legible, and confidential records.
• Participates actively in the advancement of FCP’s Medical Home model, including innovative ideas, functions as leader of a Care Team, participation in care team clinical benchmarking, and meaningful use of the electronic health record.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director, Provider Team, and Nursing Director to identify areas for system improvement, increased efficiency, communication, and quality improvement activities.
• Develops relationships to provide a broad spectrum of care with the various ancillary specialties available (e.g., Rehab, Dental, Optical, Community Health, Behavioral Health, etc.).
• Communicates within the department as well as across departments to ensure that information is shared for effective operations, and maintains strict confidentiality and adherence to HIPAA policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Completion of a four-year Physician Assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training, or completion of a two-year accredited Physician Assistant program (which requires two years of undergraduate study) plus two years of clinical training following completion of PA program.
• A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in a primary care-related field, including adult and pediatric care.
• State of Wisconsin accreditation based on certifying exam, BLS certification, and certification by the DEA.
• Excellent patient relations and communication skills.
• Ability to participate in clinic committees as requested.
• Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens.

FCP complies with all CDC vaccine and testing recommendations for healthcare professionals. Proof of immunizations is required, and immunizations/testing is provided upon hire.

Benefits

• Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually.
• 2 weeks of CME.
• 3 weeks of paid holidays.
• Premium-free health insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term disability.
• Life insurance.
• 401k with match.