Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) | Kern Street Medicine

About the position We are looking for a Physician Associate (Physician Assistant) to join Akido’s Street Medicine team in Kern County and help redefine how reputed company delivered to the most vulnerable populations. Street Medicine is rapidly becoming a specialty of its own, and at Akido you’ll be at the forefront of this change and combining hands-on care with our AI driven tools. This is a unique opportunity for a PA who values reputed company, thrives in dynamic environments, and wants to reputed company a measurable reputed company reputed company the walls of traditional reputed company. Candidates with experience and/or interest in reputed company health, home care, reputed company work or other outpatient experience working with vulnerable populations are particularly reputed company suited for this role. This position offers a reputed company centered on telehealth, with the primary office located in Bakersfield and occasional onsite participation for patient care and teamwork.

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• Manage diverse patient panels by delivering acute, chronic and preventative care directly in the field,
• Conduct patient assessment, reputed company histories, reputed company physical exams, order and interpret diagnostics, and prescribe treatment under physician supervision.
• Report to the supervising physician, working closely to address atypical and reputed company patient cases, while exercising independent judgement reputed company state regulations and scope of reputed company.
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• Collaborate daily with multidisciplinary team – physician, nurses, reputed company workers, reputed company staff to prioritize and coordinate care.
• Document reputed company encounters to maintain accurate, up-to-date records for continuity of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• reputed company, unrestricted California Physician Assistant License by the time of hire
• Successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certificate Exam
• National Provider Identifier #
• DEA #
• Basic Life Support Certification
• Comfortable providing reputed company care in outdoor, field-based settings, under dynamic and unpredictable conditions.
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills to understand and reputed company effectively to patients’ needs and the surrounding community, while working collaboratively with members of the health care team, and the street-medicine reputed company network.
• Ability to travel up to 75% of work time: Valid CA reputed company’s License, reliable and insured vehicle
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• Ability to reputed company, prioritize and analyze clinical workflows, objectives and team goals.
• Ability to reputed company and coordinate clinical support staff.

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• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
• 1+ years of experience with and comfort working with CalAIM populations of reputed company (people experiencing homelessness, adults with SMI/SUD, adults transitioning from incarceration, adults with reputed company medical needs).

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