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Physician Assistant Street Outreach

Mercy Medical Center Merced

#BLS #Physician Assistant #Acute Care #Healthcare Technology #Clinical Assessment #AHA RQI #Patient Diagnostics #Medical Staff Credentialing #Mobile Care Van Clinic

Quick overview

The Physician Assistant is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and managing complex patient needs from admission to discharge within a specialized medical unit. This includes conducting exams, interpreting diagnostics, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a CA Physician Assistant license, a Master of Science in Physician Assistant studies, and BLS certification. Additional requirements include credentialing through medical staff and maintaining AHA RQI competency certification.

postgraduate degreeWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningDiagnosisMultidisciplinary CollaborationClinical ExpertiseSurgical AssistancePatient Care Equipment

Job description

Where You’ll Work Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California.
Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center.
Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Physician Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering care to patients admitted to a specialized medical unit within a medical center.
Every day, you will apply your advanced clinical expertise to assess, diagnose, and manage complex patient needs, from admission through discharge.
This involves conducting comprehensive exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostics, developing and implementing treatment plans, and collaborating closely with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless and high-quality patient care.
To be successful in your role, you will meticulously deliver comprehensive care to patients admitted to a specialized unit, spanning the entire continuum from admission to discharge.
You will demonstrate exceptional clinical expertise, advanced assessment skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and contributing significantly to the high standards of specialized care.
10% sign on bonus, up to a maximum of 15K offered for qualified external candidates Job Requirements Required Physician Assistant: CA (PA:CA), and Masters of Science Physician Assistant, and Basic Life Support (BLS), and Effective verbal and written communication skills, use of patient care equipment, ability to adapt to changes in health care technology, demonstrates skilled assistance to the surgeon, credentialing through the medical staff Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire.
This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

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