Physician Assistant

Greater Philadelphia Health Action • Philadelphia, PA

38d • Hybrid

About The Position

Several full- and part-time positions for physician assistants (PA) and nurse practitioners (NP) are available at GPHA in Pediatrics, Family Practice and Adult/Gerontology Medicine. The Advance Care Provider (ACP) position is ideal for new graduates to transition into complex, continuity services. ACPs provide urgent and acute care visits, routine physical examinations, auditing, and patient assessments such as oxygen qualification. Continuity Providers provide comprehensive care for a panel of patients. Services include acute and chronic disease management, preventive services and post-hospitalization discharge evaluation. At GPHA, PAs and NPs are integral to the success of population health initiatives, pandemic/outbreak response and other public health issues such as diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted disease, viral hepatitis, and obesity. Approximately 40% of visits are provided via telemedicine. Inpatient services are not included. NP/PA providers may provide routine Gynecology services; however, this is optional, as GPHA has a full scope Women’s Health Department. GPHA is a non-profit healthcare organization founded in 1970. We stand committed to providing comprehensive, compassionate and affordable healthcare services to communities experiencing healthcare disparities. GPHA’s Total Healthcare Home offers primary care, specialty care (Endocrinology-Rheumatology-Infectious Diseases-Nutrition-Podiatry), HIV disease management, dental and behavioral healthcare and pharmacy services to a highly diverse, multilingual population in the Greater Philadelphia and Tri-State area.

Requirements

• Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) qualification
• Eligible for Loan Forgiveness through National Health Service Corps and Scholars

Nice To Haves

• New graduates are welcome for the Advance Care Provider (ACP) position

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent and acute care visits
• Perform routine physical examinations
• Conduct auditing
• Perform patient assessments such as oxygen qualification
• Provide comprehensive care for a panel of patients
• Manage acute and chronic diseases
• Provide preventive services
• Conduct post-hospitalization discharge evaluations
• Participate in population health initiatives
• Respond to pandemic/outbreak situations
• Diagnose and treat sexually transmitted diseases
• Diagnose and treat viral hepatitis
• Diagnose and treat obesity
• Provide routine Gynecology services (optional)

Benefits

• Health and Financial Benefits including Medical, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) with lucrative company contribution and match
• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick, Personal, Education, and Holidays
• Professional Growth and Rewards including Generous bonuses, leadership and advancement opportunities, continuing education
• Nation-wide [Group] Subscription to “Up to Date”, inclusive of CME for eligible providers
• Loan Forgiveness through National Health Service Corps and eligibility for Scholars
• Free Malpractice Coverage through the Federal Tort Claims Act
• Benefits vary for full time and part time providers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees