Overview

This Community Health Center seeks a Physician Assistant to provide a continuum of care that connects patients to health care resources both within and beyond the walls of our 35 federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs).

This Community Health Center is at the forefront of expanding access to affordable, comprehensive healthcare. We understand that we must continually work to evolve our thinking around patient care. As a community health care leader, we know that regardless of all the resources and advancements in medicine today, patient engagement is the most critical element in improving health outcomes. To achieve this outcome, we innovate and develop better practices to improve our care delivery model. To continue successfully down this path, we search for candidates who share our values and goals. 

The Physician Assistant will:

• provide outstanding, patient-centered primary and preventive care to patients of all ages

• work with a team of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives, and other providers, along with outreach staff, case managers, social workers and substance abuse counselors to advance a continuum of care

• exhibit a positive attitude during daily activities and foster a positive work environment for the entire team

Locations Available:  Multiple

Job Requirements

Two (2) years of working experience in the practice of primary care medicine in an outpatient setting preferred.

Misc Benefits

Compensation Package

• Guaranteed Annual Base Salary
• Productivity and Quality Bonuses
• Relocation Assistance

Loan repayment potential through National Health Service Corps (NHSC)

• NHSC LRP: Up to $50,000 Full Time for 2 years
• NHSC SUD-W LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 3 years
• HPSA Primary Care score 19

Comprehensive benefits package

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• 232 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year & Paid Holidays
• 40 Hours of CME & $2,000 Reimbursement
• Malpractice liability provided by the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA)
• 100% Outpatient Practice
• 401k Retirement with Match
• Flexible schedules and much more…!

Client Description

Mission:

To partner with patients at all points of care, providing high quality, patient-centered health services accessible to all in their own communities.

Vision:

To be the health care home of choice, partnering with patients and communities to improve total health and create health equity.

Values:

Caring - We embrace the diversity of our patients, staff and communities, and engage them with mutual respect, compassion, trust, integrity and responsibility.

Committed - We pursue excellence through innovation and disciplined approaches to deliver patient-centered care, in an environment of collaborative learning and professional growth.

Connected - We engage in partnerships that add value to our patients and promote the total health of the communities that we serve.

Community Description

The world's best food. The world's best museums. Architecture that awes and enough shopping for days. Find it all in Chicago. With events every weekend, live music and theatre every night, and beautiful parks and ice rinks beckoning every day — Chicago buzzes with energy and excitement all year. 

Chicago is the third most populous city in the US. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people.

Affordable living costs and comprehensive, reliable public transit give Chicago a leg up on most other major cities.

Student Loan Forgiveness

Our clinicians are eligible for state and federal loan repayment programs, such as the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program.