Gastroenterology Physician Assistant

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth Medical Group in Vancouver, Washington is expanding the Gastroenterology team based at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center campus. We are ready to add a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. One year NP/PA experience post training preferred.

Why you'll love the practice:

• Join 3 experienced Gastroenterologists and a Physician Assistant

• Clinic located on hospital campus

• Well supported clinic and procedure areas

• Epic EMR

Why you'll love Vancouver:

• Vancouver is a robust, independent city with over 170,000 residents and is the largest suburb of Portland, Oregon.

• Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy quick access to the Pacific Ocean, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and never-ending recreational activities of the Pacific Northwest.

• Home to some of the world's best mountain biking and wind-surfing locales.

• Nationally recognized farm-to-table cuisine, craft microbreweries, and gourmet coffeehouses will keep the most discerning food critic happy.

• Thriving arts, theater, and music scene and our 26 colleges and universities attract renowned authors, performers, and speakers.

• No Washington State personal income tax.

Hospital Highlights:

• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is a 450-bed hospital with a Level II trauma center.

• Busiest Emergency Department in the state with over 76,000 patients yearly.

• 24/7 Hospitalist team provides hospital care and call coverage and there is a nurse phone-triage team.

• Last year there were more than 280k outpatient clinic visits.

• Over 850 active medical providers with most specialty services provided locally.

• The Kearney Breast Center was accredited as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and the American College of Radiology.

PeaceHealth Benefits:

• Competitive compensation plus signing bonus and relocation assistance

• First year salary amount: $131,289.60-$154,377.60 depending on direct years of experience

• Fully paid malpractice insurance CME allotment

• Exceptional health coverage options and retirement plans

• Employee Wellness Program and up to $400 in incentives for healthy lifestyle

If this opportunity resonates with you, please reach out to:

Kim Dianich, Lead Provider Recruiter at [email protected]

PeaceHealth's community of health care professionals in the Vancouver area include PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, a 450-bed tertiary-level hospital with complete services, and PeaceHealth Medical Group, a multi-specialty group serving communities throughout Clark County.

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Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of a physician, the Physician Assistant is responsible for caring for, treating and triaging appropriately, patient's medical, physical and psychosocial needs.

Essential Functions

• Within scope of practice, perform comprehensive and problem focused history and physical exams and interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostic procedures to assist in formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.

• Order, collect and perform appropriate laboratory or diagnostic procedures and studies.

• Provide needed procedures, including assisting in surgery and continually assess patient's needs and conduct appropriate follow up.

• Performing procedures, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures within scope of practice.

• Order, prescribe and dispense medication and durable goods as allowed by state and within scope of practice.

• Maintain required records and writes progress notes on patient charts as to status, treatments and procedures.

• Counsel the patient as to preventative care, medical problems, exercise, and the use of prescribed medications and treatments.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Accredited Program Required: Physician Assistant. And

• Required: . Must be Board certified by the AAPA

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year Preferred: Physician Assistant experience

Credentials

• Required : Physician Assistant license in Washington state or ability to obtain by start date

• Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient's needs. (Required)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills (Required)
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patient, families, other healthcare staff, and other departments (Required)
• Personal responsibility for ongoing educational growth, and collaborating with others to provide solutions for continued patient quality (Required)
• Basic computer skills (Required)

Working Conditions

Environmental Conditions

• Time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.

Mental/Visual

• Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.