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University of California

Physician Assistant - Inglewood South La Brea- Limited Appointment

University of California, Venice, California, us, 90294

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Description

Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality health care to people in need. The organization has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people with compassion, dignity, and respect across an area from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have a network of clinics, Early Head Start centers, and mobile clinics, plus an expansive street medicine program to reach people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org. The Limited Physician Assistant will be providing medical care to homeless patients as part of a multidisciplinary IMHT team. This includes: attending case conferences and doing street outreach. The clinical home of the physician assistant will be at Rose, where she will be providing primary care services to low-income patients, including chronically ill adults, pediatrics, gynecology, and homeless patients. \ The PA works independently, providing assessment, management, and follow-up of patients. This is a limited appointment for 5 months. A limited appointment may convert to career.

Salary range: $74.95- $100.86/hourly

Qualifications

Active license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California-required

National Board Certification-required

BLS Certification from AHA or ARC-required

Degree from a PA program -required

DEA #,Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment in CURES-required

Ability to operate a computer to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve data-required

Knowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with chronic disease, pediatrics or gynecologic problems-required

Demonstrated ability to supervise clinical support staff-required

Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively relate to patients, their families, members of the health care team, and the lay and professional community-required

Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions-required

Skill in organizing work flow to accomplish Venice Family Clinic objectives-required

Skill in communicating with patients and families in medical Spanish

Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms and other patient materials-required

Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans and work with multidisciplinary teams-required

Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, prioritize work activities-required

Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention-required