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SalaryWalmart Health is looking to hire a Physician Assistant to support our local health center. We offer a competitive package including base salary, annual incentive bonus, comprehensive benefit plans, 401(K) with employer match, license renewal fee and continuing education time and reimbursement, and more! See what it’s like to be a part of the Walmart Health Family at https://youtu.be/Ub52cpe-J_w.
Walmart Health strives to be a center of wellbeing in the communities we serve, and we have a unique opportunity to provide access to affordable healthcare to millions of people. We need passionate healthcare professionals to help us achieve our mission.
You'll make an impact as you:
- Represent the company in healthcare quality and patient engagement by delivering exceptional customer service through all patient interactions; maintaining and updating patient information in electronic medical record (EMR) systems and other relevant health information technology (IT) systems; assisting clinic administration and staff on best practices and procedures; ensuring adherence to state, local, and federal healthcare regulations and company guidelines; supporting the execution of patient quality care programs; supporting the development and promotion of clinical practice; performing administrative tasks for the clinic as necessary; and working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure overall coordinated and integrated patient care experience and high quality customer service.
- Provide evidence-based medical care to ensure patient's health and well-being by recommending and prescribing medications and other treatment options using evidence-based care guidelines; delivering basic clinical care; educating patients and recommending appropriate patient follow up; consulting with collaborating physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health professionals to prepare and coordinate patient care plans; providing patients with referrals; and following up with patient and other health professionals regarding any outstanding diagnostics, tests, or other patient information as needed.
- Evaluate patients' health condition across and within the company scope of service (for example, preventive care, acute care, basic chronic conditions) to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment by reviewing complete patient medical history information and performing comprehensive physical examinations; identifying and assessing patients' health care needs and issues; suggesting, ordering, interpreting, and assessing diagnostic tests; developing treatment plans based on patients' clinical presentation using evidence-based care guidelines and patient preferences; referring patients with medical conditions outside of company services to appropriate community providers; and ensuring timely and complete documentation of patient history, physical, assessment, and treatment plan.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from a Physician Assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- Valid National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification
- 2 years’ experience as a Physician Assistant in a primary and/or urgent care setting
- Eligible for enrollment as a Medicare and Medicaid provider in state of practice
- Certified prescriptive authority per state practice requirements
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
About Walmart Health
Walmart Health is committed to making health care more affordable and accessible for customers in the communities we serve. Walmart Health was launched to provide affordable, transparent pricing for key health center services for local patients, regardless of insurance status.
The patient is at the heart of all we do. Walmart Health employs on-the-ground health providers to be a first-of-its-kind health center to deliver primary and urgent care, labs, x-ray and diagnostics, counseling, and dental services all in one facility.
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