Triage Provider - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Located in San Marcos, CA.

Because you're looking for more than just a job - you want work/life balance and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of North County seniors and their families.

At Gary and Mary West PACE, we support your personal and professional well-being with:

• Generous pay and a comprehensive benefits package focused on your health and wellness.
• 11 paid holidays, 16 days of PTO, and 5 days of sick time.
• A 5% employer match to our 403(b) retirement plan.

We invest in our team with an annual education allowance and a commitment to professional growth, helping you expand your skills and advance your career.

You’ll thrive in a supportive, mission-driven culture where collaboration feels like family. As part of our multi-disciplinary team, your voice is heard, and your work is truly valued.

Join us and do your best work-because here, your contribution matters.

Philanthropists Gary and Mary West founded West Health with the mission of enabling seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life, and independence. The Gary and Mary West PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), affiliated with West Health (www.west health.org), is a non-profit that delivers medical, social, and behavioral services to the frail elderly to the North County of San Diego.

This PACE center is entrepreneurial in nature and focuses on innovations and bringing new processes to the traditional PACE environment.

We're looking for passionate healthcare providers who want to be part of a team dedicated to enable seniors to live in their communities as independently as possible by providing compassionate, comprehensive health and supportive care.

Under supervision of the Medical Director and in collaboration with clinic Providers, the Triage Provider provides assessment, planning, primary and urgent care, triage, and continuous medical coverage to PACE participants in accordance with Gary and Mary West PACE (GMWP) standards.

The Triage Provider serves as a key clinical resource for the development and operation of a Triage and Rapid Response Team, providing timely assessment and intervention for participants experiencing urgent or changing medical needs. This position supports clinical triage and timely medical evaluation and treatment. Various settings may include the Day Center, triage clinic, participant homes, or other appropriate settings. This position may also incorporate usage of telehealth as well as in person visits.

The Triage provider would also provide clinical support to other PACE providers and clinic team members to facilitate timely access to care, appropriate disposition, and continuity of services.

The Triage Provider works collaboratively with the IDT to identify changes in participant condition, prevent avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations when clinically appropriate, and ensure participants receive timely and appropriate care within the PACE model.

• Provide primary care and acute illness evaluation and treatment for participants in collaboration with clinic Providers in the Day Center, participant homes, and other appropriate community settings.
• Serve as a clinical provider responding to urgent participant needs and changes in condition that require timely clinical assessment, intervention, and follow-up.
• Provide same-day assessment and triage for participants presenting with urgent medical concerns, changes in condition, abnormal clinical findings, or symptoms requiring immediate evaluation.
• Rapidly assess participants to determine the appropriate level and location of care, including treatment in the clinic or community, consultation with a PACE Physician, coordination with nursing or other IDT members, referral to a specialist, or transfer to an emergency department or hospital when clinically indicated.
• Respond to urgent clinical situations and assist in stabilizing participants while coordinating the appropriate next level of care.
• Support the nursing and clinic teams with clinical assessment and decision-making for participants whose condition has changed or whose needs exceed routine nursing triage.
• Provide clinical consultation and support to PACE Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, nurses, medical assistants,…