Primary Care Same Day Physician Assistant Partner - Bloomington

Fairview Health Services • Bloomington, MN

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About The Position

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Same Day Physician Assistant Partner to join our primary care practice at M Health Fairview Clinics – Bloomington. Come join our well established clinic where you can build the career you want and you and your family can be part of a thriving community!
Practice details:
Established primary care clinic with 14 Primary Care Providers.
Opening: 1.0 FTE (34 patient contact hours) - flexible schedule.
Fully integrated electronic medical record (Epic)
Responsibilities:
Systematically assesses patients’ health status, arrives at appropriate diagnosis(es), and implements care plan for effective clinical outcomes.
Performs appropriate medical care within scope of practice as defined by practice agreement with the supervising physician.
Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan, and monitors and adjusts as warranted.
Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans and need for follow-up care.
Educates and encourages patients to become an active participant in their own health care related behavior and provides patient education materials for use in encouraging wellness.
Seeks consultation and advise by providing adequate information to supervising physicians and communicates requests effectively, or responds to such requests from the referral source in a courteous, professional, and timely manner.
Documents according to established guidelines to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner.
Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel.
Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
Maintains and improves skill level through participation in continuing medical education.
Actively participates in clinical quality improvement initiatives.
Reviews and follows-up on complaints and concerns about medical care.
Takes actions to assure continuity of care for patients.
Contributes to effective and efficient practice management policies and practices that support patient access to medical care.
Participates in access planning for the clinic site, ensuring appropriate amount of same day patient access.
Meets number of clinic patient contact hours as outlined in clinic policies.
Collaborates in establishing personal numbers of relative value units to be budgeted and achieves targeted goal.
Fulfills commitments for call assignments with clear communication and follows through on work initiated.
Supports appropriate billing for professional service through timely documentation and maintaining adequate knowledge of FVC billing policies and procedures.
Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines.
Assists with the preparation for JCAHO and other regulatory surveys.
Responds to telephone calls in a timely fashion. .
Manages patient care through appropriate use of available resources.
Appropriately prescribes and orders ancillary services.
Utilizes Fairview referral network appropriately.
Promotes the appropriate length of stay for patients.
Manages chronic health/disease conditions.
Provides leadership for clinic and community relations.
Serves as a resource to colleagues and support staff, enhancing quality of care.
Participates in the training, orientation, and evaluation of clinic support staff.
Regularly attends and actively participates in clinic staff meetings, MPOC or Physician/AP staff meetings.
Participates in appropriate committee structure.
Participates in community education and other professional activities to promote Fairview Health Services and the site.
Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
Community Information:
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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.
• Two years of Primary Care Experience as a Physician Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Systematically assesses patients’ health status, arrives at appropriate diagnosis(es), and implements care plan for effective clinical outcomes.
• Performs appropriate medical care within scope of practice as defined by practice agreement with the supervising physician.
• Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable.
• Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan, and monitors and adjusts as warranted.
• Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans and need for follow-up care.
• Educates and encourages patients to become an active participant in their own health care related behavior and provides patient education materials for use in encouraging wellness.
• Seeks consultation and advise by providing adequate information to supervising physicians and communicates requests effectively, or responds to such requests from the referral source in a courteous, professional, and timely manner.
• Documents according to established guidelines to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner.
• Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel.
• Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
• Maintains and improves skill level through participation in continuing medical education.
• Actively participates in clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Reviews and follows-up on complaints and concerns about medical care.
• Takes actions to assure continuity of care for patients.
• Contributes to effective and efficient practice management policies and practices that support patient access to medical care.
• Participates in access planning for the clinic site, ensuring appropriate amount of same day patient access.
• Meets number of clinic patient contact hours as outlined in clinic policies.
• Collaborates in establishing personal numbers of relative value units to be budgeted and achieves targeted goal.
• Fulfills commitments for call assignments with clear communication and follows through on work initiated.
• Supports appropriate billing for professional service through timely documentation and maintaining adequate knowledge of FVC billing policies and procedures.
• Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines.
• Assists with the preparation for JCAHO and other regulatory surveys.
• Responds to telephone calls in a timely fashion.
• Manages patient care through appropriate use of available resources.
• Appropriately prescribes and orders ancillary services.
• Utilizes Fairview referral network appropriately.
• Promotes the appropriate length of stay for patients.
• Manages chronic health/disease conditions.
• Provides leadership for clinic and community relations.
• Serves as a resource to colleagues and support staff, enhancing quality of care.
• Participates in the training, orientation, and evaluation of clinic support staff.
• Regularly attends and actively participates in clinic staff meetings, MPOC or Physician/AP staff meetings.
• Participates in appropriate committee structure.
• Participates in community education and other professional activities to promote Fairview Health Services and the site.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

Benefits

• Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more!
• Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed