DescriptionPhysician Assistant Provider $1,000 Retention BonusNO NIGHTS! NO WEEKENDS! NO HOLIDAYS!Rejuv Medical is currently seeking a Functional Medicine Physician Assistant Provider at our Waite Park, MN clinic. This position is a combination of primary care with a specialty in wellness including functional medicine, nutrition and hormone balancing. Rejuv Medical providers must be holistic minded and open to natural, non-drug therapies. Our focus is to resolve health concerns and restore the patient to wellness. The team at Rejuv Medical focuses on symptom relief and long-term prevention by taking proactive measures towards achieving well-being from the inside out. We combine the practice of functional/traditional medicine and strive for excellence with integrative patient treatment outcomes for injuries, pain, hormone imbalance and obesity.
Essential Duties:
- Manage patient care based on individual patient needs, provider orders, established protocols, applicable laws and regulations, and professional standards of care, with an emphasis on wellness, prevention, and overall health.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, obtain medical histories, conduct physical examinations, and order appropriate diagnostic testing within the provider's scope of practice.
- Evaluate and interpret patient histories, symptoms, physical examination findings, laboratory results, and diagnostic information to establish appropriate diagnoses and differential diagnoses.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on evidence-based medicine, applicable standards of care, professional practice guidelines, and each patient's individual health goals.
- Provide ongoing evaluation, treatment, and follow-up for patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
- Counsel patients regarding weight management, nutrition, lifestyle modification, exercise, and appropriate nutritional supplementation within the provider's education, training, licensure, and scope of practice.
- Provide individualized education, guidance, and support to help patients make and maintain sustainable, healthy lifestyle choices.
- Utilize appropriate behavior-modification, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based strategies to support patients in achieving and maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle.
- Educate patients regarding self-management of acute and chronic health conditions, tailoring education and recommendations to each patient's individual needs, goals, and circumstances.
- Provide functional medicine and wellness-focused services, including weight management and appropriate exercise and functional physical assessments, within the provider's scope of practice.
- Provide patient education related to hormone health, metabolic health, nutrition, lifestyle, and other wellness services offered by Rejuv Medical, consistent with the provider's training, licensure, and scope of practice.
- Participate in corporate wellness programs and provide health education presentations and community education as requested.
- Collaborate with Rejuv Medical providers and clinical staff to promote coordinated, comprehensive, and patient-centered care.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation in the electronic medical record in accordance with organizational standards, applicable laws, regulations, and professional requirements.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives, staff education, clinical training, and other clinical or practice initiatives as needed.
- Participate in appropriate marketing, community outreach, and educational activities that support awareness of Rejuv Medical's services and the growth of the practice.
Qualifications:- Must have at least one to two years' related experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Current Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) credential and graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
- Current, unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the applicable state.
- Must be willing and eligible to obtain and maintain a Minnesota Physician Assistant license, if not currently licensed in Minnesota.
- Experience or formal training in functional medicine preferred.
- Experience in wellness, weight management, nutrition, hormone health, metabolic health, or integrative medicine preferred.
- Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and patient management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish trusting relationships with patients and provide compassionate, individualized care.
- Working knowledge of electronic medical records; experience with Athena or similar systems is a plus.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and general office technology.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical support staff.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered, and integrative approaches to healthcare.
- Ability to embrace Rejuv Medical's philosophy of proactive wellness, disease prevention, and whole-person care.
Rejuv Medical offers phenomenal internal perks employee/family discounts on services and procedure discounts (includes 6 FREE clinic visits for the family combined), significant discount on health and wellness supplements, free on-site gym usage (boot camps, studio classes, etc.) for employee plus one family member, discounted rates on a personal training sessions and education assistance/reimbursements.
Our employee benefits include: 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO), 2 Flex days, eight paid holidays, 401k plan with company contribution, medical, health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution, flex plan, dental, vision, short and long-term disability and life insurance.