Description
Care Alliance Health Center is seeking a compassionate and skilled Physician Assistant (PA) to join our integrated primary care team. This is an opportunity to provide meaningful, patient-centered care while serving diverse and underserved communities throughout Cleveland.
As a Physician Assistant at Care Alliance, you will provide comprehensive primary care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, preventive services, and chronic disease management. You’ll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve health outcomes and advance our mission of providing exceptional, accessible, and compassionate healthcare for all.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct comprehensive and focused patient assessments and physical examinations.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans.
- Order and interpret laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and other appropriate studies.
- Prescribe medications within applicable scope and prescriptive authority.
- Provide preventive care, screenings, immunizations, and chronic disease management.
- Educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatment options, medications, prevention, and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- Identify care gaps and support patients in achieving their health goals.
- Coordinate referrals and collaborate with physicians, nurses, behavioral health providers, pharmacists, care coordinators, Community Health Workers, and other members of the care team.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation and appropriate patient follow-up.
Work Environment
This position works in outpatient clinical settings with frequent interaction among patients, medical providers, behavioral health clinicians, and interdisciplinary teams. Occasional travel between Care Alliance clinic locations may be required to support behavioral health services.
Why Join Care Alliance?
Care Alliance is a mission-driven organization committed to providing exceptional, accessible, and compassionate healthcare for all. You’ll join an interdisciplinary team focused on expanding access, improving outcomes, and providing patients with the quality care they deserve.
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
- Paid Time Off
- 10 paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan with up to a 7% employer match
Requirements
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for a compassionate and clinically skilled provider who is committed to trauma-informed, patient-centered care. The ideal candidate is collaborative, organized, culturally responsive, and comfortable working with patients who may have complex behavioral health and medical needs.
- Master’s degree from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program.
- Current NCCPA certification.
- Current, unrestricted Ohio Physician Assistant license.
- Current prescriptive authority as required for the position.
- Current BLS certification.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to successfully complete Care Alliance credentialing and privileging requirements.
Preferred Experience
Experience in outpatient primary care, an FQHC/community health center or safety-net setting, serving diverse and underserved populations, and Epic or another EHR system is preferred.
Apply today and help Care Alliance expand access to compassionate behavioral healthcare.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree from an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program
- Current NCCPA certification
- Current, unrestricted Ohio Physician Assistant license
- Current prescriptive authority as required for the position
- Current BLS certification
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to successfully complete Care Alliance credentialing and privileging requirements
- Experience in outpatient primary care, an FQHC/community health center, or safety-net setting
- Experience serving diverse and underserved populations
- Experience with Epic or another EHR system
What We Do
Care Alliance Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) based in Cleveland, Ohio, that provides comprehensive primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Dedicated to serving vulnerable populations, including those experiencing homelessness and living in public housing, the organization operates on a mission to eliminate healthcare disparities and transform lives by providing accessible, compassionate, and exceptional care to all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay.
