Physician Assistant

Where You’ll Work

Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical facility. We are designated as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital and are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations.

In addition to our acute care hospital we also own and operate three Rural Health Clinics providing walk-in immediate care as well as scheduled appointments for routine medical needs.

We are located in the northernmost area of California and are part of a network of care, including Mercy Medical Center Redding and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff.

We are passionate about patient care, committed to community outreach, advocates for the underserved, and dedicated to ensuring that quality, affordable, health services are available to all who need them. For more information visit mercy.org. one Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Physician Assistant (PA), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans.

You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others.

Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Provides team-based integrated and culturally respectful patient-centered care for a panel of patients consistent with medical best practices and the policies and procedures of the organization

Performs patient history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, develop and implement treatment plans and perform required procedures within scope of licensure, approved credentials and clinical best practice standards

Orders diagnostic testing based on clinical findings and clinical best practice standards; interprets results of diagnostic testing and implement and/or appropriate follow-up with the patient/family

Complete appropriate coding and update EMR documentation for each patient encounter consistent with clinic procedure; records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition

Discusses case with physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan; submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by Medical Director

Prescribes new and medication refills or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures

Provides care and education focused on individual and family engagement and behavioral change, treatment compliance and health risk factor reduction; provides age appropriate anticipatory guidance and counseling, wellness promotion and health education to clients and/or families, including: nutrition and exercise, health maintenance, safety, substance abuse (including use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs), emotional well-bring, school and activities, behavior and development

Participates in clinic and operational quality improvement processes at achieving targeted clinical outcomes; participates in development and review of clinic policies and procedures. Attend scheduled team, provider and staff meetings

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in a professional manner

Job Requirements

Required

• Academic degree required
• Completion of a specialized Physician Assistant Training Program required
• Successful completion of a national physician examination prior to being licensed by the Physician Assistant Board in California
• Licensed as a PA in good standing from the California State Physician Assistant Board
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) member, satisfactory report from the National Practitioner Data Bank

Ability to successfully meet Dignity Health's credentialing program and privileging processes upon hire and biannually thereafter

One (1) year of experience as a Physician Assistant in an outpatient primary care clinic, community health center required

• Sufficient training to maintain prerequisite certifications required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) required

Preferred

Graduate degree