Family Practice/Primary Care Physician Assistant

APP Family Medicine float opening - Butte County, California - Locations: Gridley/Arbuckle/Colusa About the Opportunity: - Full-time, permanent Float position- Responsible to provide generalized health care services in a community health setting- Determines which cases to refer to the physician for further diagnosis and treatments- Assumes principle responsibility for the primary health maintenance of individuals of all ages with a complete spectrum of health problems- Identifies the health status of patients by taking medical histories, performing examinations and initiating and evaluating screening and diagnostic procedures- Initiated appropriate therapeutic intervention based upon assessment and evaluation of the health status of the individual and explains process to patient- Plans and assumes responsibility for on-going health maintenance and clinical management of patients' emotional behavior, counsels and instructs individuals and families regarding domestic and health related problems- Evaluates patients' emotional behavior, counsels and instructs individuals and families regarding domestic and health related problems- Interprets and reviews laboratory tests; reviews medication refills- Imitates orders for diagnostic laboratory and x-rays- Serves as clinical consultant to nursing and paramedical personnel- Assist with in-service trainings- Performs nursing duties when necessary- Coordinates work activities with families, community agencies and other members of the health team and has a thorough knowledge of community resources- Performs additional tasks appropriate to background and training as assigned - Other duties assigned by supervisor Qualities and Characteristics: - Maintains a professional relationship and positive attitude with co-workers, the public, patients and all staff, Board or Directors and vendors- Maintains the highest professional ethics and is honest in dealing with people; is a model for all employees through his/her actions- Strive to learn more and is receptive to learning different ways of doing things- Displays enthusiasm toward the work and the mission Professional knowledge, skills & abilities: - Possesses a valid license as a Registered Nurse issues by the State of California- Possesses a FNP certificate from a program of not less than an eighteen (18) months education course, divided in two phase: the first comprised of twelve (12) months of both didactic and clinical work and the second comprised of six (6) months of supervised clinical internship- Current CPR certificate- Effective communication skills- Effective time management skills Communications Skills: - Must have neat and legible handwriting- Must be able to interact with patients courteously and calmly- Must be able to interact with the public Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: - Works well with patients, co-worker and vendors in a generally comfortable environment office- Employee must possess the following physical requirements: - Must be able to life up to 40 pounds and push up to 100 pounds (on wheels) - Must have adequate vision to read increments on tuberculin syringe accurately - Must be able to work on feet majority of the day without tiring - Must be able to hear adequately for auscultation of B/PS - Must have high manual dexterity and tactile sensations on fingertips - Must be able to reach above shoulder level to work. Must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouching, reaching, kneeling, twisting, turning - Routinely exposed to blood borne pathogens - May be subjected to verbally and/or unbehavior patients - May be exposed to contagious/infectious diseases