Physician Assistant - Primary Care

Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost-effective manner and n accordance with accepted professional practice standards.

Essential Functions:

- Provide high-quality health care through direct assessment, diagnosis, and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for patients with common acute chronic illnesses and injuries (may include performing histories and physicals; ordering, interpreting, and following up on diagnostic studies; ordering medications; assisting with surgery; performing minor surgery; rounding on patients; and assuming on-call responsibilities).
- Perform health maintenance services, including patient education, for well members.
- Refer patients for specialty consultation or difficult problems.
- Document in writing all care in patient’s permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards.
- Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), and state licensing guidelines.

Secondary Functions:

- Coordinate, develop or organize patient or department services or programs. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in developing department/hospital protocols.
- Screen incoming department referrals.
- Coordinate CME activities for department.
- Develop written patient education materials.
- Provide in-service training Proctor PA students.
- Chair or participate on committees such as Breastfeeding Task Force, Regional Controlled Substance Abuse Committee, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

- Graduate of AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees) or equivalent requirements to meet State licensure.
- PA: National certification, state medical license, and prescribing registration at time of hire.
- Must have DEA number and knowledge of pain management for acute and chronic pain.
- Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
- Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
- Broad knowledge of female incontinence issues, pelvic floor prolapse and dysfunction and Uro-gynecology surgical procedures.
- Ability to discuss treatment options pertaining to incontinence/pelvic floor issues; formulate and execute individual plan of care according to patient’s needs.
- Working knowledge of state health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
- Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical diseases and injuries.
- Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
- Trained in performing cystometrics in the outpatient setting.
- Ideally needs to have familiarity with the Laborie cystometric system.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years clinical experience.
- Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
- Graduate of AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees).
- Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
- Working knowledge of state health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
- Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical diseases and injuries.
- Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.

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