Physician Assistant

Optimal Care - Evergreen•Kalamazoo, MI

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Optimal Care is a clinician-owned and operated company that is proactively building its talent pipeline for future Physician Assistant opportunities. The company is the Midwest's premier provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice Care, utilizing an integrated care delivery model that incorporates technology, innovation, and best practices. Optimal Care focuses on producing value-based outcomes by managing chronic disease processes, rehabilitation, and end-of-life care. The mission is to Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care, committing to being an exceptional place to work where employees can realize their highest potential while maintaining a personalized focus on patients and families.

Requirements

Master’s or doctoral degree as a Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Current State License as a Physician Assistant
Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently
Must be able to lift at least 35lbs and bear the weight of an average adult effectively
Current and valid driver’s license
Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage
Demonstrates skill in physician assistant practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles
Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements and deadlines

Nice To Haves

2 years clinical experience in a post-acute or as a Physician Assistant preferred
Experience with geriatric patients preferred

Responsibilities

Secure patient signatures on necessary documents and properly document in EMR when necessary at a visit. Review HIPAA Notice of Privacy, consents for treatment, release of records and patient responsibilities forms with patients/caretakers.
Drives between locations, navigating to each location using GPS device or other tools if required.
Assess health status by obtaining relevant health and medical history. Performs a physical exam based upon the age and patient history as per the Collaborative Agreement with a collaborating physician in the patient’s home environment. Identifies significant health and medical risk factors.
Performs Annual Wellness Visits and other quality driven assessments to provide patient with preventative services and understanding of disease progression.
Orders, interprets and evaluates laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies to assess patient’s clinical problems and health care needs. Develops a diagnosis by analyzing and synthesizing collected data.
Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification, law and state medical privileges. May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through the appropriate State Board Agency.
Develops a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient and significant others. Participates in medical team rounds; collaborates with nursing, medical and other healthcare team members to ensure quality patient care.
Refers patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment. Ensures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary.
Provides patients and families an understanding of the diagnosis and disease progression while decreasing unnecessary emergency room and hospital visits.