WellBe - Physician Assistant - Rochester, NY

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GENERAL SUMMARY

As an advanced practice provider at WellBe, you will play a vital role in the care for our patients in their home. This full-time role is critical to our overall interdisciplinary team and focuses on providing compassionate care to the patients who have both chronic and acute illnesses and injuries while supporting their ability to stay in their own home. Our providers support a full patient panel and deliver longitudinal primary care, urgent care, and acute medical care to a wide variety of patients.

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SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Will primarily support in- home, patient-facing visits to support patient care needs in the assigned market.
• Partners with other clinicians in the Care Community managing the health and wellbeing of patients in their home settings.
• Performs initial patient screenings/physical examinations, creates appropriate assessment/plan and completes documentation in a timely manner.
• Addresses urgent care needs of the patients as needed, including transition of care visits.
• Collaborates with community team to complete a full patient care assessment and plan.
• Orders, interprets, and analyzes diagnostic tests and determine the need for follow-up appointments and further treatment options per state supervisory agreement.
• Prescribes and manage medications and treatments as appropriate, including but not limited to psychopharmacological agents per state supervisory agreement
• Delivers patient care and completes regular patient care reviews with supervising physician per state supervisory agreement.
• Serves as a key resource for patients in delivering ongoing care information, counseling, and guidance for any patients with chronic
• Deliver palliative care, and when needed, support end of life care to patients and families.
• Facilitates family meetings with WellBe community team, to help with complicated family dynamics and goals of care.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (ARC-PA) from an accredited, entry-level PA program (required)
• 3-5 years physician assistant experience required; new grads will not be considered.
• 2-3 years of prior healthcare experience in areas such as medical assistant, certified nursing assistant, EMT/paramedic, clinical laboratory scientist registered nurse, or similar health care related roles (required)
• Active, unencumbered Physician Assistant license in the state of New York; state residency required.
• Current board certification in your field with NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants) (required)
• BLS certified and an active NPI# as an PA (required)
• CPR certification (required)
• Active, unencumbered DEA licensure (required)
• Have a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance, have access to an automobile; proof of in force automobile insurance required.
• Requires homes visits to patients in a variety of residential settings.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to conduct in- home setting visits and have previous experience on a telehealth platform.
• Experience in diagnosing and treatment of ongoing, chronic, and urgent medical/psychological conditions of older adults.
• Experience in panel management, primary care, geriatrics, internal medicine, palliative care
• Experience in palliative care and end-of-life communication

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