Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Job Title: Physician Assistant

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program. Licensed to practice in the State of Washington. Knowledge of the principles, practices, and standards of care set forth for physician assistants or nurse practitioners in the State of Washington. Convenient if bilingual in English/Spanish, English/Laotian, English/Cambodian, English/Vietnamese, and/or ability to sign.

Supervised by: Medical Director and Primary Care Administrator

Position(s) supervises: None.

Typical Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Requires prolonged walking and standing, frequent bending, stooping or stretching. May involve lifting or positioning patients. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Required to work under stressful conditions and with patients who are often in discomfort and/or pain. May be exposed to communicable diseases and bodily fluids. Requires ability to sustain concentration in a noisy and fast-paced environment.

Examples of Duties (this list may not all include all the duties assigned):

• Provide preventive and primary health care to patients of YNHS within the limits of licensing in the State of Washington, the scope of care to be determined by the YNHS Medical Director.
• Assist in developing patterns of care and quality assurance as assigned.
• Interpret and integrate data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed.
• Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention.
• Document, in a timely manner, patient interactions and treatment plans for YNHS medical records.
• Assist in training Medical Assistants in patient care.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Participate in quality assurance activities and peer review as requested.

• Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.
• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.
• Perform related work or other tasks as requested.

Working Relationships:

All YNHS employees are expected to develop and maintain professional and courteous working relationships with all other YNHS employees, patients, visitors, health profession students, vendors, and volunteers of the organization. In addition, YNHS employees are expected to provide courteous and efficient service to health and social service agencies working with YNHS patients.

Salary Range:

Salary: Dependent on education and previous experience as applicable to this position.