Urgent Care Physician Assistant - Float Pool North Region

JOB SUMMARY

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Kaiser Permanente-Washington Permanente Medical Group is seeking a full-time (0.8 FTE) Urgent Care Physician Assistant to join our Float Pool north region team that includes; Bellevue, Everett and Capitol Hill Medical Center, Washington.

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The Physician Assistant – Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care at Washington Permanente Medical Group (“WPMG”) partners with WPMG physician colleagues in urgent and emergent care throughout the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (“KFHPWA”) delivery system to provide great patient care. This position provides urgent and emergent diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services to patients in a 24x7x365 ambulatory setting with advanced capabilities to see higher acuity cases than typically seen in a traditional urgent care. This position will provide care at multiple locations within defined “service zones” to ensure appropriate access to care is maintained, as directed by Service Line leadership.

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PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Expected to be available to work all shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays to meet the business needs of the department.
• Expected to have flexibility to work at multiple locations
• Demonstrates consistent and reliable diagnostic and therapeutic judgment.
• Supports clinical initiatives.
• Maintains proficiency in field by attending courses and continued training.
• Actively works to continually learn and apply new skills.
• Complies with all state and federal regulations, in addition practices in accordance with WPMG/KFHPWA approved procedures, guidelines and protocols.
• Complies with rules and regulations of the hospital pertaining to Medical Records, codes/emergencies/disasters, professional and ethical standards.
• Demonstrates flexibility and ability to work effectively and as a team member.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new team members and norms.
• Regularly attends and participates in team meetings.
• Partners with team to develop protocols.
• Supports goals of the department.
• Communicates effectively with patients, clinicians, families, nursing, and all levels of clinical staff.
• Participates in problem solving of consumer complaints.
• Actively participates in initiatives to increase patient access.
• Partners with patient in management of care.
• Demonstrates that patients come first.
• Ensures all pertinent patient care information is documented in the patient medical record in accordance with current standards and uses technology to manage the clinical practice.
• Promotes the use and understanding of evidence-based clinical guidelines to provide high-quality primary care.
• Evaluates procedural requests and reviews medical records to ensure appropriate plan of care is developed.
• Develops, implements, reviews and maintains associated informed consent orders and instructions.
• Seeks and offers appropriate and timely consultations consistent with protocols.
• Orders medication within prescriptive authority and promotes the use of the KFHPWA formulary.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and participates in WPMG business initiatives.
• Orders lab, pharmacy, radiology, and special tests appropriately.
• Actively promotes WPMG/KFHPWA as the best place to practice and receive care within the communicates we serve.
• Translates and communicate WPMG Vision, Mission, and performance to staff; ensuring appropriate recognition for successes and excellence in performance with team members.
• Effectively uses daily management system/LEAN tools.
• Other Duties as Assigned.