Family Medicine Physician Assistant

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) functions in the primary care group at Whitney Young Health coordinating medical care, providing medical supervision and direct patient care.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provides primary care directly, emphasizing accessibility, health promotion, illness prevention and continuity of care to patients presenting with both minor and complex health issues.
• Takes a complete history including medical, psychosocial, economic, relationship and family status.
• Completes physical examinations, performs/orders appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Discusses health concerns/diagnosis with the patient and together determines an appropriate plan of care.
• Develops reviews and approves clinical protocols and best practice guidelines.

Quality of Service:

• Documents all patients encounters completely and in a timely manner. This includes proper documentation of phone calls, prescription, and if applicable, the complete dictation of patient visits for a session prior to leaving the health center.
• Adheres to clinical practice guidelines that are adopted by the specialty group or an appropriate committee.
• Keeps medical knowledge current through attendance at medical CME programs at least 25 hours per year.
• Maintains an acceptable level of compliance with clinical and regulatory standards including medical record documentation per Joint Commission standards.
• Demonstrates appropriate interactions toward patients in a manner that helps to put patients at ease.
• Participants in the Performance Improvement activities of the Health Center through chart audits, development and implementation of practice standards.
• Actively supports the implementation of the Patient Centered Medical Home model of care at all clinical sites.

Team Work:

• Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide treatment, ongoing follow-up and evaluation of the plan of care with the patient.
• Supports established policies and procedures of the Health Center. Makes recommendations and contributes to policy formulation.
• Starts patient schedule on time and leaves after completing the work schedule including needed record documentation.
• Completes required documentation for referrals and consultations.
• Returns patient telephone calls within an appropriate time frame based on patient needs and expectations.
• Assists with on-call coverage as determined by the Director of Adult Medicine, Pediatrics or the Chief Medical Officer.

Miscellaneous

• Demonstrates excellence in both internal and external customer service.
• Understands and is able to effectively communicate HIPAA compliance, corporate compliance and client confidentiality.
• Ensures and/or remains in compliance with local, state, and federal regulation, i.e.DHHS HRSA and NYSDOH, and all accreditation standards (e.g. Joint Commission and NCQA-PCMH).
• Adheres to the National Patient Safety Goals as defined by the Joint Commission and the Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Services.
• Other duties as assigned.

TEACHING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Supervises the clinical practice of medical/NP/PA students, residents and other practitioners as appropriate and contributes to the learning of students from other disciplines.
• Acts as a resource to staff and the community regarding current trends in health care as well as specific health issues.
• Participates in community activities and research designed to promote health and prevent diseases.

In addition to meaningful employment, working with a diverse community, Whitney Young Health offers a comprehensive benefits package; including, generous paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k with safe harbor employer match, free term life insurance, CE time with monetary contribution and more.