Physician Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Role and Responsibilities

As a Home Visit APRN or PA, you will function as a day-to-day clinical leader, providing support and care during patient transitions from acute to home, directing the multidisciplinary team.

Some examples of tasks include :

• Perform 6-8 preventative visits daily to optimize chronic conditions, assess home environment, educate patients and caregivers, and develop proactive care plans.
• Perform timely new care visits and follow up care as needed in the home, while our focus is to avoid unnecessary ED transfers and hospital admissions.
• In situations where there is no existing PCP for the patient, assume responsibility as interim provider and drive care and continuity for patients.
• In situations where there is an existing PCP for the patient, help to co-manage the patient with the PCP and serve as an extension of clinical care into the home.
• Coordinate with other physicians across the continuum of care including PCP, hospitalist, and SNF providers to smooth transitions and prevent readmissions
• coordinate and offer medical direction to community-based organizations touching the lives of our patients, including housing and caregiver agencies, health plan contracted social work services, home health, adult day health centers, and behavioral health
• Other duties assigned or required

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Active FL Medical license in good standing
• Clear on Level 2 screening
• Prior employer references are needed
• Post- Acute Experience

Additional Notes

• Most work tasks are performed indoors.
• Temperature is moderate and controlled by environmental systems.
• Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 8 hours per day.
• Walking and standing are occasionally required. This includes travelling to and from meetings and may include air travel.
• Length of time of these tasks may vary from day to day and task to task.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with others.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed.

Spectrum Medical Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.