Physician Assistant, Lead

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Physician Assistant-Lead/Float offers and provides complete medical services to patients. The Lead mid-level provider will assist in supervising and providing oversight for all mid-level providers. In addition, the Lead will travel to a variety of sites as needed in the organization. As a provider for Family Health Centers of San Diego, you embrace a spirit of service to provide caring, affordable, high quality healthcare and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low income and medically underserved persons. You thrive on the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment with many chronically ill patients, knowing you are making a difference in your community every day. You enjoy leading and partnering with the provider team to provide excellence in medical services.

Job Roles

• Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.
• Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
• Completes all required documentation accurately, timely and thoroughly in accordance with department standards and to comply with electronic medical record requirements, including medication reconciliation, finalizing notes, clearing out personal pool, and participating in clinic pool.
• Develops, reviews and ensures adherence to practice protocols in conjunction with Chief Medical Officer, Chiefs, and Physician Leaders. Advises Medical Director of mid-level practice law, licensing, and credentialing issues.
• Follows FHCSD policies and procedures, including (but not limited to), cooperating with the timely submission of credentialing and licensing paperwork; maintaining BLS certification; maintaining CME units based on the requirements of the specifying Board; attending all mandatory meetings; minimizing incident reports; using resources efficiently and practicing medicine in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintain FHCSD behavioral standards, including (but not limited to), effective listening and communication skills and respectful interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Maintains a productivity expectation of 2.4 patients per hour with minimum productivity of 2.2 patients per hour.
• Maintains satisfactory peer reviews: able to assess medical information including pathophysiology, patient presentation, differential diagnosis, etc., in order to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention.
• Meets clinic site and organization needs in a reliable and flexible manner; prioritizes work and makes an effort to adhere to schedule.
• Participate in Clinical Outcomes Program and work towards meeting organizational targets for all metrics.
• Participates in administrative duties, including lab reports, charts, and medication refills reviewed and managed appropriately.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and ensures appropriate Lean tools (i.e., 5S, A3) are deployed and results are evaluated and/or measured.
• Participates in quality/performance improvement and leadership initiatives and activities; participates and provides medical leadership on committees assigned by the Medical Director; provides mid-level leadership to Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Perform lead duties, including (but not limited to): Conducting annual performance evaluations for mid-level floats and other mid-level providers as assigned by the Medical Director; advises Medical Director regarding mid-level provider conflicts, concerns and trends; conducts mid-level provider peer reviews for mid-level floats and other mid-level providers as assigned by the Medical Director; moderates the mid-level quarterly meeting; participates in mid-level hiring, orientation, supervision, mentoring, and clinical/administrative skills development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides/ensures staff receive all new hire and annual trainings on time.