Job Abstract

Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November 2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income, insurance or immigration status. The organization now has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have 17 locations plus 2 mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are core values of the Venice Family Clinic. We believe the professional and clinical environments are enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together.

The PA works independently providing assessment, management, and follow-up of patients.

Salary range: $72.77-$97.92

• Active license to practice as a Physician Assistant in California.-required
• National PA Board Certification-required
• BLS from American Red Cross or American Heart Association-required
• Two years of clinical experience after completion of Physician Assistant training-required
• Ability to operate a computer to obtain lab results, log clinic visits, and input/retrieve data-required
• Knowledge of disease processes and treatments in patients with chronic disease, pediatrics, or gynecologic problems-required
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with clinical support staff-required
• Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively relate to patients, their families, members of the health care team, and the lay and professional community-required
• Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions-required
• Skill in organizing workflow to accomplish Venice Family Clinic objectives-required
• Skill in communicating with patients and families in medical Spanish-preferred
• Skill in writing patient notes, progress reports, correspondence, consent forms, and other patient materials-required
• Strong organizational skills to create patient treatment plans and work with multidisciplinary teams-required
• Ability to work independently, set goals and objectives, and prioritize work activities-required
• Ability to determine when to function independently and when to request physician intervention-required