Physician Assistant - Closes 06/02/2025

Description

Opening Date: May 19, 2025

Closing Date: June 2, 2025

Job Title: Physician Assistant 

Salary/Wage: Negotiable

Tribal Level: Negotiable

Location: Siletz and Lincoln City, OR

Classification: Full-Time, Exempt

Job Posting Number: 3281444

INTRODUCTION:

The Physician Assistant serves as a medical provider at the Siletz Community Health Clinic. Using the medical home approach to providing care, providers provide comprehensive care to both tribal members and community members.  

DUTIES: 

• Evaluates total health care needs of patients, and with the patient, develops plans to meet those needs. Performs complete physical examinations.
• Secures a health and developmental history from the patient, and systematically and accurately records findings, and critically evaluates same.
• Develops care plan with patient that outlines care and treatment provided. Accurately and timely documents results of patient encounter. Ensures patient leaves encounter with understanding of care plan and instructions on when to follow-up.  
• Instructs and counsels patients on diet, disease, and therapy.
• Provides full range of emergency services or crises intervention.
• Provides newborn and well childcare.
• Develops and coordinates programs for community health, preventive education, and employee health.
• Performs or requests special screening, developmental, radiology and laboratory tests, interprets, and evaluates results.
• Works with the physician in the management of selected complex medical problems.
• Exercises judgment in integrating and interpreting findings on the basis of general medical knowledge, and consultation with the physician, if needed.
• As necessary, may serve in other areas of incumbent's discipline.
• Required to be on-call.  
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program.  

Ability to:

• Ability to achieve and maintain appropriate Board certification and licensure with the State of Oregon.
• Possess, or be able to obtain, licensure and registration for the prescription and dispensing of narcotics and controlled drugs.
• Develop and maintain positive working relations with the Clinic staff, tribal members, as well as outside health professionals. 
• Work with a wide variety of people, ability to communicate effectively, and relate to tribal and community members, staff, and federal, state, and local health agencies.

Other:

• Possess, or be able to obtain, ACLS Certification if requested.
• Must be eligible for malpractice insurance.
• Must possess a valid State driver's license, insurance and be eligible to drive a GSA vehicle.