PA-C

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services.

Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Position Summary

The physician assistant (PA) is part of a care team working to provide quality comprehensive services to Sea Mar patients. The PA will work collaboratively with staff to provide team-based coordinated care.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services. Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

Understanding and empathizing with client needs

Surpassing client expectations

Demonstrating a high level of integrity

Exhibiting compassion and commitment

Advocating for social justice

Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team

Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and/or RESPONSIBILITIES

The PA provides primary medical care services to patients of Sea Mar Community Health Centers in accordance with training, experience, certification, insurance and licensure, under the supervision of the Medical Director and/or the Chief Medical Officer and in compliance with their personal utilization management plan and with guidelines established in the principles of practice at Sea Mar and its mission statement.

The PA may refer patients to medical specialists or other sources of service when necessary.

Job Description

The PA prescribes and/or dispenses required medication to patients according to the individual prescriptive authority granted by the Washington State Board and with the sponsoring physician's supervision. The PA participates in preventive health programs such as immunization, disease detection and disease prevention activities. This includes education programs for patients and community groups in the service areas with the approval of the sponsoring physician and the Medical Director and/or Health Center Administrator.

The PA is expected to participate in clinical affairs, working with administrative personnel, the Medical Director and the Chief Medical Officer to improve the patient care experience. The PA provides care for special groups of patients such as those in nursing homes or other institutions when appropriate.

Qualifications

Knowledge of and interest in the unique cultural aspects of the Hispanic people is needed.

Bilingual ability in English and Spanish is preferred but not required

Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening Basic Education

Baccalaureate degree or a minimum of two (2) years of college credits.

State licensed Physician Assistant-Certified. Additional Requirements

Pre-hire and annual employee health screening required

Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all time during the flu season. Minimum Formal Training

Successful completion of an accredited physician assistant program.

Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

To prescribe legend drugs, the Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) must have notation of approval on license.

A current DEA certificate is required if applicant is requesting privileges to prescribe controlled substances.

This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.

Additional education may be required for some specialty areas (orthopedics, etc.).

Supervision

JOB RELATIONSHIP

Supervised By:
Clinical Director and/or Medical Director and the Clinic Administrator as appropriate.

Is evaluated on a yearly basis by the Clinical Director and/or sponsoring physician and the Medical Director and the Clinic Administrator.

Interrelationships:
Work closely…