Physician Assistant

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• Responsible for reviewing patient histories, conducting physical exams, and managing the medical care of patients with communicable diseases, providing opiate replacement therapy, and/or primary and preventative care.
  *To ensure proper medical care is provided.
• Reports to and supports the physician/medical director (MD) in such a way that the health hub runs in a creative, efficient and integrated fashion
  *Provide support to medical staff
• Takes appropriate patient notes and ensures that patient care is logged in NYHRE's EHR.
  *Utilizes specific information in the development of teaching and long term plans.
  *Documents patient/involved others' response to teaching/long term planning.
  *Evaluates and documents patient/involved others' response to teaching/long term planning.
• Collaborates and communicates with the RN, CNM, MD and Care Manager for an integrated medical treatment plan for each participant seeking medical services.
  *To ensure open communication with physicians outside of the core faculty.
• Writes appropriate medical orders for RN and CNM to follow.
  *To ensure all medical orders and documentations are to standards.
• Works with the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) to ensure medical supply inventory needs are met.
  *Appropriate levels of supplies are available.

• Required
• 1-3 years Experience working with participants who are IV drug users (IDUs) preferred, or experience with marginalized populations, including; sex workers, homeless, or formerly incarcerated individuals.
• Experience with the low threshold service delivery model in such settings
• Experience delivering health education in a manner which is easily understood by individuals with very low health-literacy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required for interaction with participants.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Buprenorphine waiver is a plus, or willingness to complete it upon hire.
• OHS Fit Test
• OHS Annual Assessment
• Physician Assistant