Physician Assistant- $10,000 Recruitment Bonus Available!

Are you ready to make a difference in the world of health care? Are you someone who values reproductive rights?

Planned Parenthood of the North Country New York provides high-quality, affordable family planning and reproductive health care for nearly 12,000 women and men in the North Country each year no matter what. We have seven health centers throughout Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.

In collaboration with the Medical Director and VP of Patient Services, the Physician Assistant functions in an expanded role in the area of ambulatory reproductive health care.  Working within the context of affiliate medical protocols, the Physician Assistant delivers patient care utilizing the medical model to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate outcomes as related to human sexuality issues, family planning, surgical needs, obstetrics and health promotion.

Some of the perks:

• $10,000 Recruitment Bonus
• Company-paid DEA renewal and BLS
• $2500 annually for CME conferences
• 5 paid days off annually to obtain CMEs
• Work/life balance with 4-day workweek schedule
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and eligible dependents
• Free basic life/AS&D policy with additional voluntary coverage options
• Short and long term disabilities, Critical Illness and Accident policies
• Generous vacation, sick, personal and holiday benefits
• Professional development opportunities including in-house training
• 401(k) contribution
• Malpractice coverage

Essential Duties

• Secures a complete health history, including obstetric, gynecologic, contraceptive, medical, surgical, sexual, family health and psychosocial, and findings accurately and succinctly.  At subsequent visits he/she will include an interval history and all changes will be documented in the medical record.
• Performs physical examinations with emphasis on the reproductive system, including breast examination, pelvic examination, cancer screening tests, diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other types of more specialized procedures as may be indicated by medical policy.
• Performs, orders and interprets routine laboratory tests.
• Recognizes deviations from normal, evaluates, and refers to appropriate medical/social resources.
• Provides education and counseling in areas of health maintenance and reproductive health, such as nutrition, infertility, sexuality, family planning, family dynamics, breast health and menopause.
• Recognizes common gynecologic disorders, and provides treatment within affiliate medical protocols.
• Manages therapy for specific gynecologic disorders, in collaboration with the physician as needed.
• Correlates history, physical data, and laboratory results to select and carry out a contraceptive program tailored to the patient's needs.
• Actively supports the PPFA goal of seeing 3-4 patients/hour.
• Adhere to affiliate policies on professionalism, wait time in-clinic and on the phone, and the system for addressing client complaints.
• Participate in health center/affiliate efforts to achieve established revenue cycle goals.
• Participate in health center efforts to achieve established goals for productivity.
• Performs medication abortions.
• Performs and orders diagnostic studies as indicated and permitted by PPNCNY medical protocols.
• Diagnoses and treats minor deviations from the normal, using prescribed protocols and consulting with the physician as needed.
• Provides relevant health instruction to include family planning, nutrition, sexuality counseling, and principles of health promotion and maintenance.
• Collaborates with the PPNCNY health team and other community agencies and resources through joint planning and coordination of activities, in providing comprehensive care.
• Assists in the orientation of the new clinical personnel.
• Supervises and assists students according to contracts with the various teaching institutions. 
• Promotes understanding and acceptance, by colleagues, other professionals, consumers, and the community at large, of the role of the Physician Assistant.
• Works closely with the VP of Patient Services, Regional Managers and Medical Director to problem solve and develop solutions.
• Supports the Risk/Quality Management process and provides input into decision making.
• Assists in surgical services as needed.
• Participates in research or clinical trials approved by PPFA and PPNCNY.
• Participates in PPNCNY's provider on-call program.
• Performs transgender services. 

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and data with
• accuracy, attention to detail, flexibility andconfidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability work cooperatively with internal
• and external customers.
• Excellent business English, and knowledgeable of Microsoft Word.
• Commitment to PPNCNY core values of teamwork, compassion,
• confidentiality and quality care.
• Acceptance and understanding of PPNCNY Personnel Policies.
• Current certification in BLS/CPR
• Ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Physician Assistant licensed in practice in New YorkState.
• Masters Degree and Ob/Gyn experience preferred.

Physical Demands/ Working Conditions

• Lift/carry 10 lbs. or less frequently, and up to 50 lbs occasionally
• Bend/squat/kneel frequently
• Twist/turn constantly
• Climb stairs frequently
• Type/keyboard constantly

$104,000 - $115,000 a year

At Planned Parenthood we believe that diversity in identity and perspective enriches our agency and allows us to better serve our clients. We are committed to workforce diversity and aspire to reflect the communities we serve. To that end, we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ identifying individuals, people with disabilities and other underrepresented groups to apply.