Physician Associate

Minimum Requirements

• Graduate of NCCPA - and Board of Registration of Physician Associates - approved PA Program.
• Maintenance of Massachusetts PA Licensure.
• Maintenance of DEA registration and Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration.
• Adherence to AAPA standards of fifty (50) hours Category I, and fifty (50) hours Category II CME every two (2) years.
• NCCPA Certification.
• Commitment to culturally competent medical care of a diverse ethnic population.
• BCLS required; ACLS encouraged.

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

• Patient education.
• Health Care Maintenance/Preventive Health Care.
• Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness/ Emergent or timely consultative referral to in-house physicians or outside specialist.
• Refugee assessments.
• Afters hours call responsibilities with MD back-up.
• Community outreach and education.
• Participation in CHC organizational meetings, committees, and quality assurance activities.
• Participation in MD/PA clinical reviews every two months.
• Offers comprehensive clinical family planning services that include prevention, personal health and treatment services, tailored to the needs of the clients.
• Maintenance of confidentiality.
• Working Conditions: Long periods of standing or sitting. Some bending, reaching and squatting On-call coverage including \"after hours\" and weekends is generally required; frequency depends upon need. Potential exposure to patient blood and body fluids. Prolonged periods of working on a computer viewing a monitor.

Special Expertise

• Fluency in Spanish, Russian, or Vietnamese.
• Special expertise in provision of health care to undeserved, culturally diverse populations.