Primary Care Physician Assistant Partner - Bloomington

Job Overview

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!

• Established primary care clinic with 14 Primary Care Providers
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• Opening: 1.0
  
  FTE (34 patient contact hours) - flexible schedule.
• Fully integrated electronic medical record (Epic)

• 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.

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• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant training program.
• BC/BE through NCCPA.
• Licensed or ability to obtain a PA license with prescriptive…