Physician Assistant - Primary Care - Bloomington, MN

Responsibilities/Job Description:

Fairview is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Physician Assistant to join our established primary care team at M Health Fairview Clinic Bloomington Oxboro. This is anopportunity to become part of a collaborative, supportive practice that is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals and families throughout the community.

Our Bloomington Oxboro clinic takes a whole-person approach to care and offers a broad range of services in one convenient location, including internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, onsite laboratory services, and imaging. Providers work closely with an experienced, multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated and comprehensive care while building meaningful, long-term relationships with patients.

Join a team that values collaboration, connection, and clinical excellence while making a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of the patients and communities we serve.

Practice Details:

• 12 provider primary care practice which includes 8 Physicians and 3 Advanced Practice Providers.
• Patient encounters average approximately 16-22 patients per day.
• Opening: 1.0 FTE - 34 patient contact hours per week for full time - flexible schedule.
• Employer-paid Nabla AI clinical documentation support to reduce administrative burden and streamline charting.
• Fully integrated EPIC electronic medical record.

Responsibilities

• Systematically assesses patients health status, arrives at appropriate diagnosis(es), and implements care plan for effective clinical outcomes.
• Performs appropriate medical care within scope of practice as defined by practice agreement with the supervising physician.
• Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan, and monitors and adjusts as warranted.
• Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans and need for follow-up care.
• Educates and encourages patients to become an active participant in their own health care related behavior and provides patient education materials for use in encouraging wellness.
• Seeks consultation and advise by providing adequate information to supervising physicians and communicates requests effectively or responds to such requests from the referral source in a courteous, professional, and timely manner.
• Documents according to established guidelines to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner.
• Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel
• Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
• Maintains and improves skill level through participation in continuing medical education.
• Actively participates in clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Reviews and follows-up on complaints and concerns about medical care.
• Takes actions to assure continuity of care for patients
• Contributes to effective and efficient practice management policies and practices that support patient access to medical care.
• Participates in access planning for the clinic site, ensuring appropriate amount of same day patient access
• Meets number of clinic patient contact hours as outlined in clinic policies
• Collaborates in establishing personal numbers of relative value units to be budgeted and achieves targeted goal
• Fulfills commitments for call assignments with clear communication and follows through on work initiated
• Supports appropriate billing for professional service through timely documentation and maintaining adequate knowledge of FVC billing policies and procedures
• Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practice guidelines
• Assists with the preparation for JCAHO and other regulatory surveys
• Responds to telephone calls in a timely fashion.
• Manages patient care through appropriate use of available resources
• Appropriately prescribes and orders ancillary services
• Utilizes Fairview referral network appropriately
• Promotes the appropriate length of stay for patients
• Manages chronic health/disease conditions
• Provides leadership for clinic and community relations
• Serves as a resource to colleagues and support staff, enhancing quality of care
• Participates in the training, orientation, and evaluation of clinic support staff
• Regularly attends and actively participates in clinic staff meetings, MPOC or Physician/AP staff meetings
• Participates in appropriate committee structure
• Participates in community education and other professional activities to promote Fairview Health Services and the site

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited PA training program.
• Current licensure with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Approved or eligible for prescriptive authority
• Meets threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileging.

Qualifications:

$133,156 - $147,952 Annual *based on full time (1.0 FTE)