Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.
Essential Functions:
- Provide high-quality health care through direct assessment, diagnosis, and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for patients with common acute and chronic illnesses and injuries (may include performing histories and physicals; ordering, interpreting, and following up on diagnostic studies; ordering medications; assisting with surgery; performing minor surgery; rounding on patients; and assuming on-call responsibilities).
- Perform health maintenance services, including patient education, for well members.
- Refer patients for specialty consultations or difficult problems.
- Document in writing all care in patient's permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards.
- Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), and State licensing guidelines.
- Coordinate, develop and organize patient or department services or programs.
- Examples include, but are not limited to: Assist in developing department/hospital protocols; Screen incoming department referrals; Coordinate CME activities for department; Develop written patient education materials; Provide in-service training; Proctor PA students
- Chair or participate on committees such as Breastfeeding Task Force, Regional Controlled Substance Abuse Committee, etc.
- Performs other duties as requested.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Graduate of AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees) or equivalent requirements to meet State licensure.
- State medical license.
- National certification.
- Prescribing registration.
- NPI.
- Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
- Working knowledge of State health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
- Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical disease and injuries.
- Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
- Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of clinical experience, preferred.
- Graduate of AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees), preferred.
Salary Range:
$43.63 - $64.96
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.