Physician Assistant (JR227003)

Introduction

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Overview

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The physician assistant will work closely with the organization's clinical team in its Drug User Health Hub (DUHH). The PA reports to the Primary Care Physician (PCP) regarding patient care, and collaborates with the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM), and writes orders for the RN to carry out. MMC is looking for a committed, warm and passionate individual who can make a difference in the way that MMC participants are cared for. Responsibilities

• Responsible for reviewing patient histories, conducting physical exams, and managing the medical care of patients with communicable diseases, providing opiate replacement therapy, and/or primary and preventative care.
• To ensure proper medical care is provided.
• Reports to and supports the physician/medical director (MD) in such a way that the health hub runs in a creative, efficient and integrated fashion.
• Provide support to medical staff.
• Takes appropriate patient notes and ensures that patient care is logged in NYHRE’s EHR.
• Utilizes specific information in the development of teaching and long-term plans.
• Documents patient/involved others’ response to teaching/long term planning.
• Evaluates and documents patient/involved others' response to teaching/long term planning.
• Collaborates and communicates with the RN, CNM, MD and Care Manager for an integrated medical treatment plan for each participant seeking medical services.
• To ensure open communication with physicians outside of the core faculty.
• Writes appropriate medical orders for RN and CNM to follow.
• To ensure all medical orders and documentations are to standards.
• Works with the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) to ensure medical supply inventory needs are met.
• Appropriate levels of supplies are available.

Requirements

• Required:
• 1-3 years' experience working with participants who are IV drug users (IDUs) preferred, or experience with marginalized populations, including; sex workers, homeless, or formerly incarcerated individuals.
• Experience with the low threshold service delivery model in such settings.
• Experience delivering health education in a manner which is easily understood by individuals with very low health-literacy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required for interaction with participants.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Buprenorphine waiver is a plus, or willingness to complete it upon hire.
• OHS Fit Test.
• OHS Annual Assessment.
• Physician Assistant.
  
  

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.