Physician Assistant - Primary Care Fellowship
Location
Clifton, NJ | United States
Job description
Career opportunities at VillageMD and our operating companies
We're a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying the complexities of health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.
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VillageMD, through its operating companies, provides high-quality, accessible health care services for individuals and communities across the United States, with primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serving patients in traditional practice settings, in patients' homes and online appointments.
Committed to serving all patients and working with all payers, VillageMD consistently innovates value-based care, bringing integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to its owned and affiliated practices, ensuring high-quality care, better patient outcomes and a reduction in the total cost of care. Through Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, Starling Physicians, Westmed, and other practices, VillageMD serves millions of patients throughout their lives, wherever and whenever they need care. Its dedicated workforce of more than 20,000 operates from 770 practice locations and 26 markets.
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We're reimagining health care with a primary care-led, value-based care model. Here, you will be part of a team delivering the care we want to see in the world. It is what drives us to knock down old barriers in health care because every patient, every person and every community deserves better care. Here, you will be at the center of our mission. Your voice will be heard, and you will feel empowered to do what's best and right for our patients, communities, and each other. To learn more about VillageMD visit our corporate site VillageMD.com.
Job Description Position Summary: This is an immersive 12-month training position that utilizes an interprofessional approach to prepare the Fellow to step into the fast-paced role of an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) with Summit Health. The program includes weekly didactics, autonomous and precepted practice, specialty rotations and other educational components. Curriculum will have an emphasis on evidence-based medicine to help the Fellow develop critical reasoning skills. The program also includes a heavy emphasis on leadership and clinical practice under risk-based payment arrangements. The Fellow will work under the direct guidance of preceptors, mentors, and program director. A successful applicant for this role will be responsible for providing services collaboratively and autonomously, including initial and ongoing assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, etc.
Individuals in this role will reflect the mission, vision, and values of Summit Health, while also adhering to the organizations policies and procedures.
Essential Job functions :
- Clinical Job Functions:
- Provide direct patient care as assigned by clinical preceptor(s), including new patient and follow up visits
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of patient's health by collecting historical information and performing physical examinations
- Identify chief complaint, perform direct clinical care, recommend treatment plans, and prescribe appropriate medications as needed
- Develop deep knowledge base of the disease processes for Summit Health patients
- Interpret laboratory and other diagnostic tests related to diagnosing and treatment
- Order and/or prescribe medication, therapies, interventions, etc.
- Refill pharmacy requests and review chart notes as needed
- Make appropriate referrals for patient care
- Patient communication including patient education during the visit, follow-up communication regarding lab/test results or needed referrals
- Assist and/or triage patients who call Summit Health with problems or concerns
- Review, sign and send dictated notes to physician for co-signature in a timely manner
- Contact patient to review all lab and radiology reports, discuss treatment plan, and order additional testing according to department guidelines
- Documentation of all patient encounters including office visits and telephone conversations in the EHR
- Complete inbox management in a timely manner
- Close encounters according to Summit Health's expectations
- Leadership Job Functions:
- Participate in all aspects of the fellowship program to enhance/refine leadership skills
- Collaborate and consult with physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and other health care professionals, as appropriate
- Develop essential organizational skills to manage patient panel
- Develop effective and efficient communication skills with interprofessional teams
- Educational Job Functions
- Attend all educational components of the fellowship program as scheduled
- Identify individual professional development needs and work with preceptors and mentors to create opportunities for learning and growth
- Participate in live question and answer sessions and journal club
- Complete a quality improvement project, including poster presentation
- Regularly maintain journal entries to facilitate an end-of-program reflection presentation
Application Requirements - Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Two Essay Questions
- Official APP Program Transcript that shows completion of degree conferred or will be completed before the start of the fellowship program
- Two Letters of Recommendation/References - should include one academic and one professional reference
The essay questions are:
Please include a Word document answering two of the following essay questions in 250 words or less for each question:
- Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistant schools are rigorous academic programs. This fellowship is an additional year of intense training. Explain how you keep a healthy work/life balance, why this is important to you, and how you plan to continue these practices moving forward in your career.
- Fellowships for APPs are optional and created to help bridge the gap from academic setting to autonomous practice. Explain why you are interested in further training, including your short and long-term aspirations for career and professional development.
- "Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."- Abigail Adams What does this quote mean to you?
- If you were the Dean of your APN/PA program, what are three things you would change and three things you would keep the same. Explain your reasoning.
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