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UPMC · 2 weeks ago

Physician Assistant, Staff - Westmoreland Center for Internal Medicine

Latrobe, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated is hiring a Full-Time Physician Assistant to support the Westmoreland Center for Internal Medicine. The role involves providing patient care through collaboration with healthcare providers and establishing relationships to achieve desired patient outcomes.

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Responsibilities

Applies basic professional practice knowledge and skills appropriate for practice setting

Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation

Demonstrates critical thinking in all areas of professional practice

Learns to incorporate acceptable standards of professional practice as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction

Formulates a plan of care that considers individual patient needs

Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice

Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve professional practice

Builds relationships with patients, families, and colleagues

Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance

Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity

Actively engages in clinical development of all members of the healthcare team

Requests opportunities to learn advanced professional practice techniques from senior healthcare team members

Seeks, accepts, and utilizes performance feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit/department Leaders as a learning opportunity and to improve practice

Demonstrates enthusiasm for continuous learning and identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development

Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care

Seeks professional development and involvement through membership in a professional organization and/or reading professional literature on a regular basis

Demonstrates a basic knowledge of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist with evidence-based practice by asking questions, demonstrating interest, participating in journal clubs

Clinical practice demonstrates knowledge of how quality and innovation impacts patient satisfaction, safety, and clinical quality outcomes

Identifies opportunities for improvement in the clinical area

Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team

Begins to demonstrate awareness of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions

Cares for patients and self by supporting safety in the workplace

Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care

Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives

Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines

Shows the ability to set priorities

Begins to serve as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families and may participate in task forces or other initiatives

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with the patients served as specified below

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span

Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs

Provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures

Qualification

Physician Assistant LicenseNCCPA CertificationCPR CertificationClinical ExperiencePatient Care SkillsMobilityDexterityCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

A graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant (ARC-PA) is required

Current state PA license certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required

Current CPR certification is required

Act 34 Clearance required