Physician Assistant - Primary Care, Site Medical Lead - Hugo, MN

Fairview Health Services•Hugo, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking a Site Medical Lead - Physician Assistant who will serve as the front-line provider lead in the M Health Fairview Clinic - Hugo location. This role partners with the Clinic Manager, Clinical Supervisor, and providers at that location to meet day-to-day patient care needs and support the execution of key projects. The Site Medical Lead assures the coordination, direction, and collaboration of services and resources related to the discipline, as well as achieving productivity, financial, and operational goals. This position involves daily clinical operations and requires a .70 FTE commitment, with .1 FTE dedicated to the Site Medical Lead responsibilities. The role serves as the first point of contact for front-line provider or patient issues, collaborates with clinic leadership to evaluate schedules and drive operational efficiency, and acts as a champion for quality and safety improvement projects. Additionally, the Site Medical Lead supports recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of new providers, assists with performance reviews, and collaborates regularly with the clinic leadership team. All clinical practice duties as required within the primary care provider role are also performed.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant training program.
BC/BE through NCCPA.
Licensed or ability to obtain a PA license with prescriptive authority through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
Ability to obtain and maintain DEA certification in the state of Minnesota.
Must meet credentialing and privileging requirements.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two years of Primary Care Physician Assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as point of first contact to address front line provider or patient issues.
Works in partnership with Clinic Manager and Clinical Supervisor to address issues and escalate them to the Medical and/or Operations Director as needed.
Collaborates with the Clinic Manager, Clinical Supervisor and SACC for their clinic to evaluate clinic schedules, drive operational efficiency and patient experience, as well as promote a team environment.
Respond first to COMPASS events, reporting outcome to medical director.
Ensures completion of annual provider requirements (e.g. LMS requirements, license renewal, etc).
Serves as the champion for execution of Service Line quality and safety improvement projects for their site.
Facilitates, in collaboration with the clinic management team, the monthly staff meetings.
Supports recruitment for the clinic in partnership with the Medical Director, including participation in interviews and candidate selection.
Works with the Medical Director to coordinate onboarding and mentoring of new providers.
Assists the Medical Director in the annual performance review process by helping gather provider documentation and give performance feedback to support completion of reviews.
Complete mid-season reviews on each of the clinic’s providers, reporting findings to the medical director.
Meet and collaborate regularly with the Clinic Leadership Team (e.g. Medical Director, Operations Director, Clinic Manager, Clinical Supervisor).
Performs all clinical practice duties as required within the primary care provider role.
Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
Communicates in a respective manner.
Ensures a safe, secure environment.
Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
Fulfills all organizational requirements.
Completes all required learning relevant to the role.
Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards.
Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
Performs other duties as assigned.