Urgent Care Physician Assistant

Position Summary

This position provides an opportunity to operate with an independent nature and with a keen focus on quality care. In addition to clinic duties, as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) with Agile you will sharpen your leadership skills by joining a medical team with expertise in occupational medicine, coaching back-office staff, educating nursing staff and students. At Agile, you can directly and positively affect change every day in patients' lives.

Responsibilities

• Affirms personal compliance with licensing, certification, and accrediting bodies
• Evaluates and treats occupational medicine patients in accordance with Agile's medical practice model
• Establishes and monitors appropriate level of care for center patients
• Completes all medical record documentation prior to end of shift
• Works with Center Medical Director to ensure operations are consistent with medical and professional standards of care and professional PA/NP association
• Recommends potential growth opportunities for new or existing services within the Center
• Mets with Medical Director or designate to discuss quality of patient care, review policies, procedures, outcomes reports, and records
• Calls client representatives following employee treatment for initial injury and/or at any significant change in status
• In the absence of Center Medical Director, provides guidance to other medical personnel and center colleagues
• Masters use of clinical systems to ensure efficiency, excellent supportive documentation, appropriate and optimal coding levels, charge capture, and follow through on all patient care orders
• Ensures compliance with individual State Practice Act, and Workers Compensation regulations
• Maintains and cultivates relationships with center clients and payers while responding to requests within 24 hours
• Works with medical and clinical leadership to manage clinical and support staffing levels and proficiencies that will optimize patient satisfaction, workflows, and efficiencies
• Fosters an environment of collaboration, professionalism, patient/colleague safety, quality care, continuous improvement and reward and recognition
• Promotes center initiatives and workflows that are consistent with those in other centers

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited PA or NP program and an unrestricted California PA/NP license (or license in progress)
• Must meet all licensure requirements for the applicable state of practice
• Active DEA registration required
• Current BLS and AED certification required; ACLS certification preferred
• NRCME (DOT Medical Examiner) certification required or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire

Job-Related Skills/Competencies

• Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
• Outstanding customer service skills as well as the ability to deal with people in a manner which shows tact and professionalism
• The ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies
• Medicine knowledge
• Systems evaluation knowledge
• Customer and personal service knowledge including needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Judgment and decision making
• Critical thinking
• Speaking to effectively convey information to supervisors, peers, or customers
• Instructing skills to teach others
• Demonstrated knowledge of techniques and information needed to diagnose and treat human injuries
• Fosters a cooperative and harmonious working climate conducive to maximize employee morale and productivity
• Ability to put patients first and enjoys treating patients
• Must be a team player in a multidisciplinary environment
• Displays a professional, approachable, and selfless demeanor at all times both to external and internal clients
• Agrees, supports, and commits to Agile's core practice standards and policies and procedures
• Displays a high degree of inspiration for team members to retain focus of providing highest levels of customer satisfaction
• Willingness to learn and continuously improve, to be audited, observed, and reviewed; is positively responsive to feedback
• Working knowledge of medical office administration and procedures
• Basic computer skills, including email

Why You Should Join Our Team

• Agile Occupational Medicine is a leading occupational medicine group with a network of 43 clinics and one surgery center dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to businesses and their employees across California and Yuma, Arizona.
• We specialize in ensuring the health and well-being of workers through a range of medical services, including injury care (workers compensation), physical examinations (employer services), and commercial (urgent care).
• We are a rapidly growing company with a fun and collaborative work environment. We are passionate about disrupting the world of occupational medicine, and we are committed to providing our customers and patients with the best possible experience.
• We offer our employees competitive salaries, commission, and benefits, and we give them the opportunity to make a real impact on the business.
• Agile Occupational Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Agile does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided upon qualifications, merit, and business needs.