Physician Assistant

Company: Coastal Medical
Location: East Providence
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Physician Assistant

The Company: Coastal Medical is Rhode Island's largest physician owned and governed medical group, whose primary goal is to offer patients better health and better care with minimal cost. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Coastal employs over 600 professionals in a variety of roles.

• Coastal Medical offers competitive wages and values work/life balance.
• Our comprehensive benefit package includes health & dental benefits, a free $10,000 life insurance policy, earned time, paid holidays and 401K match.
• Employee input is essential to our operations. All employees are encouraged to join and participate in committees, trainings and workgroups.

The Position: We are currently in search of a Physician Assistant. The Physician Assistant's main responsibility includes providing high quality medical care to patients and their families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.

• This is a salary, full time position with a schedule of 40 weekly hours.
• This position is located at multiple Coastal locations
• Employee parking is provided.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluate sick, urgent care, transitional care and primary care patients
• Perform annual physical exams as needed
• Educate patients on maintaining proper health
• Evaluate, make recommendations, co-manage, and treat patients' medical needs
• Participate in an interdisciplinary team providing care and coordination of our patients, ensuring the highest level of care

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a current Rhode Island PA license in good standing

• Current National Board Certification
• A minimum of 2 years of primary care experience in either a family medicine or primary care outpatient practice is preferred

Why You Should Apply:

• We operate in a collaborative environment and strongly encourage and promote employee growth and development. All employees are entitled to an annual professional development budget of $2000.
• Coastal offers a wide range of training opportunities including our own Leadership Academies as well as other well-known programs such as Crucial Conversations and Clifton Strengths.

Check out what's happening at Coastal!

Coastal Medical Imaging Employee Recognized for "Going the Extra Mile"

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Mentions Coastal Medical as Example of Innovative Health Care Model

https://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20190227/letter-sheldon-whitehouse-innovative-model-will-help-improve-health-care-in-ri

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