Physician Assistant

Carolina Family Health Centers•Elm City, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) dedicated to providing accessible and affordable healthcare with excellence. We believe everyone deserves access to quality health care, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status. Our integrated model offers primary medical care, behavioral health, pharmacy, and dental services. The Physician Assistant at Harvest Family Health Center will be responsible for promoting health, treating disease, and establishing and maintaining individual treatment plans for patients. This position reports to the Chief Medical Officer and may have clinical supervision from a physician. The role offers a 40-hour workweek with no weekends, a full benefits package, a sign-on bonus, on-call pay, 12 paid holidays, bi-weekly pay, and potential for state/federal loan repayment.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited program with credentialing through the Physician Assistant Association or American Nurses Association.
Approval from the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Demonstrated competence to perform the duties of an advanced practice healthcare provider.
An active North Carolina License along with a DEA registration.
BLS Certification
DEA Certification
Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina.
Board certification or eligibility in chosen specialty, if less than two years out of residency.

Responsibilities

Participate in the development of the Center’s health care plan, based on need, resources, epidemiology and health behaviors of the targeted population.
Report to the CMO any problems in the day-to-day clinical operations or the practice with the ability to adversely affect the quality of patient care.
Work with the healthcare team to promote good public relations and cultivate cooperative relationships within the healthcare community.
Follow established drug formulary in prescribing and adjusting medications according to therapeutic goals.
Follow procedures established to maintain a system of comprehensive, accurate and timely problem-oriented medical records.
Obtain complete medical history, pertinent family and social history on all new clients.
Routinely provide information and documentation that is sufficient to maximize reimbursement and minimize the risk of adverse audit outcomes.
Provide all necessary information required for Medicare, Medicaid and HMO Credentialing.
Prescribe and adjust patient medications according to therapeutic goals.
Document drug therapy in patient medical record, per established procedures.