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Description

Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality health care to people in need. The organization has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people with compassion, dignity, and respect across an area from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have a network of clinics, Early Head Start centers, and mobile clinics, plus an expansive street medicine program to reach people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org.

The Physician Assistant will be providing medical care to homeless patients as part of a multidisciplinary IMHT team. This includes attending case conferences and doing street outreach. The clinical home of the physician assistant will be at Rose, where they will be providing primary care services to low income patients including chronically ill adults, pediatrics, gynecology, and homeless patients. The PA works independently providing assessment, management, and follow-up of patients.

Salary range: $74.95- $100.86/hourly

Qualifications

+ Graduated from an accredited PA Program- Required

+ Master's degree in Physician Assistant Program - Preferred

+ CA license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California - Required

+ National Certification as PA -Required

+ BLS certification from American Red Cross or American Heart Association - Required

+ Ability to operate a computer to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve datam-Required

+ Knowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with chronic disease, pediatrics or gynecologic problems -Required

+ Demonstrated ability to supervise clinical support staff- Required

+ Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively relate to patients, their families, members of the health care team, and the lay and professional community -Required

+ Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions -Required

+ Skill in organizing work flow to accomplish Venice Family Clinic objectives -Required

+ Skill in communicating with patients and families in medical Spanish- Required

+ Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms and other patient material- Required

+ Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans and work with multidisciplinary teams -Required

+ Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, prioritize work activities -Required

+ Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention -Required

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