Physician Associate - APC

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. Our mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and others with barriers to receiving health care.

We strive to provide an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and serve.

The Physician Associate is to provide primary care medical services to the patients of the Center in accordance with training, experience and licensure. Participate as a member of the medical team within the Center. Function as an educational resource to patients, the Center, students and the Community.

• Participate in direct patient care, which may include obstetrics, family planning, newborn care, pediatrics and general adult care.
• Meet minimum patient care productivity requirements as may be set by the Center to meet requirements of outside funding and/or reimbursement sources.
• Provide continuous, comprehensive and culturally sensitive health care of the highest quality.
• Provide case management to Center patients.
• Provide all necessary documentation in the medical record of care provided to patient, including education, medications, referrals, diagnostic testing and follow-up.
• May assist in organizing and participating in special clinics such as the migrant camp program.
• May be required to provide services at sites other than primary worksite.
• Provide day‑to‑day supervision of support staff with respect to individual patient management.
• Participate in case management review and discussion, i.e. OB patients, diabetics.
• Assist in implementation of plans to meet the objectives of the annual "Health Plan" and other goals established by the QA/QI committee and the Center's managed care plans.
• Participate in chart audits to assess success of QA/QI program.
• Participate in medical staff, OB, QA/QI meetings and other committees within the Center established to improve patient care and the overall operation of the Center.
• Provide supervision of students and residents in the health care professions. Become part of community groups or agencies to assist the Center's integration into the community.
• Provide assistance to the Medical Director or CEO to fulfill the work of the Center.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

The licensed independent health care practitioner (provider) will have access to PHI in the course of carrying out their duties. The provider uses the PHI for treatment purposes and quality assurance operations. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this employee will have access include: the demographic and scheduling information in the practice management system, and the full medical record.

• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred; willingness to become sufficiently competent in Spanish to provide medical care.
• Strong commitment to working with patients and staff from a wide range of ethnic, economic, cultural and social backgrounds.

• Completion of a physician associate training program approved by the State of Oregon.
• Licensure by the State of Oregon Medical Board.

• Accountability: Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared values
• Customer‑Focus: Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations
• Teamwork: If someone needs help, help them
• Initiative: Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work
• Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others
• Ethical: Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work
• Respect: Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co‑workers and patients
• Commu…