Dementia Care Physician Assistant

Summary

Join Synapticure, a patient and caregiver-founded company, as a Physician Assistant specializing in dementia care. You will provide telehealth and in-person care, collaborating with neurologists and other healthcare professionals. Responsibilities include diagnosing, treating, and managing dementia and other acute illnesses, educating caregivers, and maintaining comprehensive medical records. This remote-first position requires a Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies, current certification and licensure, and at least two years of relevant experience. Synapticure offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including a work-from-home stipend, 401k matching, health insurance, and generous paid time off.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
• Current Physician Assistant credentialing body certificate
• Active, unrestricted Physician Assistant licensure
• 2 years of experience as PA in primary care, internal medicine, geriatric care, neurology or equivalent
• Working knowledge of Geriatrics and care of Geriatric/Neurology patients
• Ability to take medical histories, perform examinations, assessments and implement appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic plans using medical practice in collaboration with supervising neurologist
• Timely documentation
• Managing a busy clinical schedule while minimizing patient wait times
• Comfort with multiple communication and documentation platforms (EMR, slack, email, etc)
• Ability to assess psychosocial needs of patient/family/conservator/caregiver in a culturally diverse environment
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment of dementia, including psychological, behavioral, and medical aspects
• Excellent verbal and written communications, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based, collaborative environment; able to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Attend weekly debriefing sessions with the clinical team to review cases and discuss issues, problem solving strategies, resource needs, and communication techniques
• Use integrated workflow management technology for care delivery and data collection
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, teammates, and health care and community service providers
• Experience with electronic medical records and/or other innovative technologies

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat, and manage dementia and other acute episodic illnesses through comprehensive and acute care visits, promoting early detection of change, and timely treatment
• Conduct telehealth comprehensive and acute visits with patient and caregivers
• Perform annual visits to monitor implementation of dementia care plans
• Facilitate appointments with consultants when the treatment plan needs to be reassessed (e.g., new behavioral complications)
• Provide dementia education and management skills to caregivers
• Take urgent calls during daytime hours, on call rotation, manage or triage problems, and communicate with community primary care physicians
• Order and interpret appropriate lab and diagnostic testing and adjust treatment plans accordingly
• Collaborate with Synapticure’s neurologists/ dementia specialist, interdisciplinary care team and community PCPs to provide excellent dementia care to patients and caregivers
• Maintain appropriate and compliant documentation within our EMR (electronic medical record)
• Collaborate with local and regional operations and clinical leadership to achieve goals
• Support strategic initiatives regarding the GUIDE program
• Provide an excellent customer experience to foster high customer satisfaction/retention
• Practice ethically and in accordance with the Scope and Standards of Practice of their profession and Board Certification
• Follow all state and federal regulations, guidelines, and laws
• Assist in the development of evidence-based training and education materials for patients, caregivers, Care Navigators, and public audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a gerontology and/or dementia care setting
• Clinical research experience in AD/ADRD and knowledge of current research landscape related to dementia care and treatment
• Bilingual, with verbal and written fluency in Spanish to support a diverse population of patients and caregivers

Benefits

• Remote-first design with work from home stipend
• Competitive compensation with an annual bonus opportunity
• 401(k) with matching contribution from day 1
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for you and your family
• Life insurance and Disability
• Generous sick leave and paid time off
• Fast growth company with opportunities to progress in your career