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Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Family Practice/Primary Care
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
Academic/Training Program
Long-Term Care/Facility
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
2/05/20
Physicians Assistant Multiple location's Oregon
Portland Beaverton Salem Albany Eugene Grants Pass and Medford Oregon
Evaluations at home Pay 140 dollars per evaluation plus 56 cents per mile Expected to do at least 15 evals per week
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Clinician effectively identifies, evaluates, and addresses disease prevention and health promotion issues of the Medicare Advantage member while conducting health assessments in the member’s home. They will be responsible for visiting Medicare Advantage members in their homes, in which they will do a medical history, review of systems, physical exam, and screenings such as spirometry, bone density, urinalysis and blood draws.
The Clinician may also make recommendations of care to the member. They will be responsible for delivering or mailing (where applicable) collected specimens to laboratory drop off locations, complete documentation of all present and observed diagnoses for each member as well as educating patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
• Identify specific disease processes and environmental risks of Medicare Advantage Members.
• Performing designated tests/evaluations including: Finger sticks, Urine dip, and venipuncture, spirometry, and bone density. Screenings may include fall risk, home safety, nutrition evaluation, depression and pain.
• Supervision Received:
• General supervision of a collaborating general practice physician (where applicable by State law).
• Qualifications (required unless otherwise noted):
EDUCATION:
• Masters degree in Nursing.
CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE:
• CRNP License
Experience:
• 1 or more years’ experience in geriatric patient care or clinical work with geriatric populations.
• 1 or more years’ experience providing home health care visits (preferably in geriatric patient populations).
• 1 or more years’ experience performing physical examinations, performing diagnostic tests and screenings, and developing treatment plans.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and document disease processes; including symptoms, treatments, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care measures.
• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• Ability to navigate an EHR on an I-Pad.
• Speaking - Talking to others to effectively convey information.
• Behavioral Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written information.
• Listening and Comprehension - The ability to hear and understand spoken information and ideas.
• Critical Thinking – The ability to recognize problems and to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• The work will be done in patient homes and some travel may be required.
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Portland Beaverton Salem Albany Eugene Grants Pass and Medford Oregon
Evaluations at home Pay 140 dollars per evaluation plus 56 cents per mile Expected to do at least 15 evals per week
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Clinician effectively identifies, evaluates, and addresses disease prevention and health promotion issues of the Medicare Advantage member while conducting health assessments in the member’s home. They will be responsible for visiting Medicare Advantage members in their homes, in which they will do a medical history, review of systems, physical exam, and screenings such as spirometry, bone density, urinalysis and blood draws.
The Clinician may also make recommendations of care to the member. They will be responsible for delivering or mailing (where applicable) collected specimens to laboratory drop off locations, complete documentation of all present and observed diagnoses for each member as well as educating patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
• Identify specific disease processes and environmental risks of Medicare Advantage Members.
• Performing designated tests/evaluations including: Finger sticks, Urine dip, and venipuncture, spirometry, and bone density. Screenings may include fall risk, home safety, nutrition evaluation, depression and pain.
• Supervision Received:
• General supervision of a collaborating general practice physician (where applicable by State law).
• Qualifications (required unless otherwise noted):
EDUCATION:
• Masters degree in Nursing.
CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE:
• CRNP License
Experience:
• 1 or more years’ experience in geriatric patient care or clinical work with geriatric populations.
• 1 or more years’ experience providing home health care visits (preferably in geriatric patient populations).
• 1 or more years’ experience performing physical examinations, performing diagnostic tests and screenings, and developing treatment plans.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and document disease processes; including symptoms, treatments, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health care measures.
• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• Ability to navigate an EHR on an I-Pad.
• Speaking - Talking to others to effectively convey information.
• Behavioral Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written information.
• Listening and Comprehension - The ability to hear and understand spoken information and ideas.
• Critical Thinking – The ability to recognize problems and to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• The work will be done in patient homes and some travel may be required.
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