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Sun Life Health
Casa Grande, AZ, US
Summary
Provide healthcare services to patients under the direction and supervision of a physician. Perform routine clinical tasks and maintain accountability for patient outcomes.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: CAMPUS - Casa Grande, AZ 85122Position Type: Full-timeJob Shift: 3x12hr Days (Sat, Sun & 1 Weekday 7a-7p)STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
A physician assistant (PA) provides health care services to patients under the direction and responsible supervision of a physician. PA's are academically and clinically trained to perform many of the routine but time-consuming tasks that physicians usually do, and are accountable for their own actions as well as being accountable to their supervising physicians.QualificationsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Completion of a four-year accredited physician assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training, OR Completion of a two-year accredited physician assistant program (which, in turn, requires two years of undergraduate study) plus two years of clinical training following completion of PA program State accreditation based on certifying exam. Continued employment requires 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and passing a recertification examination every 6 years
Over the past 49 years, Sun Life Health has been an integral part of providing preventative healthcare and education to the community. In 1976, Sun Life Health started with one small office in Pinal County, staffed with one full-time and one part-time physician providing 12,000 patient visits per year. Today, as a non-profit Community Health Center Sun Life Health serves over 49,000 patients. Sun Life Health currently provides health care services in 11 locations providing primary care, ob/gyn, pediatrics, pharmacy and dental services in Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Maricopa, Oracle, Chandler, and Mesa. We are governed by a patient led Board of Directors representing the patients and communities served by the organization, what makes us different is our unfailing concern for the well-being of our patients, and our willingness to provide the best possible experience for every person that walks through our doors. Sun Life Health is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission / JCAHO), considered to be the "gold standard" for quality in health care.
Founded
1976
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Casa Grande, AZ
Over the past 49 years, Sun Life Health has been an integral part of providing preventative healthcare and education to the community. In 1976, Sun Life Health started with one small office in Pinal County, staffed with one full-time and one part-time physician providing 12,000 patient visits per year. Today, as a non-profit Community Health Center Sun Life Health serves over 49,000 patients. Sun Life Health currently provides health care services in 11 locations providing primary care, ob/gyn, pediatrics, pharmacy and dental services in Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Maricopa, Oracle, Chandler, and Mesa. We are governed by a patient led Board of Directors representing the patients and communities served by the organization, what makes us different is our unfailing concern for the well-being of our patients, and our willingness to provide the best possible experience for every person that walks through our doors. Sun Life Health is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission / JCAHO), considered to be the "gold standard" for quality in health care.
Founded
1976
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Casa Grande, AZ
