Woody85 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Found this pretty cool job for anyone looking to leave the clinical realm... Minimum Salary 113,672.00 Maximum Salary : 181,896.00 Executive Director Mid Level Providers Wake Physician Practices WakeMed - Raleigh, NC About WakeMed WakeMed Health & Hospitals, located in Raleigh, North Carolina is an 870+ bed private, not-for-profit network of medical centers, ambulatory care centers and outpatient facilities, representing the largest health system in greater Raleigh, North Carolina. Our system includes over 7,600 nurses, technologists, medical support staff, and more than 1,000 affiliated physicians who represent the best minds and the biggest hearts in the business. Key service areas include heart and vascular services, trauma and emergency, rehabilitation services, neurosciences, and women’s and children’s services. WakeMed is headquartered in Raleigh, NC, which is ranked nationally as one of the top ten best places to live for quality of life, and is located just two hours from the beach or three from the mountains. The area has been named one of the fastest growing areas in the country and is located just minutes from the famous Research Triangle Park. Position Information Reports to the Sr. Vice President of Medical Affairs and Physician Practices. Is responsible for the overall direction of the Physician Services Mid-Level providers to include management, medical services/outcomes, staff engagement and financial performance. Position will provide both administrative/management and clinical support. Experience Requirements : Preferred candidates will have prior experience with operational control of a business or business unit with positive outcomes. Education Required : Advanced leadership training preferred -MBA/MHA/MPH or certificate. Licensure/Certification Requirements : Physician Assistant: ACLS , BCLS , PA NC License Nurse Practitioner: ACLS , BCLS , NP , RN NC License Hours of Work : As Assigned Weekend Requirements : As Needed Call Requirements : As Assigned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody85 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Good opportunity to advocate for the profession at the executive level of a well known hospital system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I sure hope they hire a PA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted May 28, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2014 As the #'s of PA grow we need to make serious inroads into the hospital admin Hospitals should be run by providers, with the input of business people and PAs are perfectly set to do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 They failed by using the term "Mid Level" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 The terminology would be number one on my agenda if I was hired and would be replaced with Advanced Practitioner or Advanced Provider or Advanced Practice Clinician along with education for the whole Wake Med system. It would include mandatory training for all of those who show bias against us. LOL! What is that called "PA/NP phobia"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbingle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Should PAs be working on doctrates so that when more of these oppurtunities come up in the future, more people are prepared to step in? If it will move our profession forward i'd consider working on one for global health issues. Should PAs, in general, be moving in the direction of getting doctrates to keep up with NPs until there is resolution of the chasm between the two professions? Pardon my ignorance in this realm. Thanks for insight ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I do not think you need a doctorate to be an healthcare executive. However I would expect a PA looking to head into administration at an executive level to have some catalogue of formal education related to the task alongside some relevant experience. I am not talking about a lead PA/chief role in an ED or something. I feel this type of position could be acquired by someone who has a strictly clinical education and background with good mgmt. and leadership skills. However, higher level (not sure if that term is correct to use) positions I feel require some advanced org psychology, fiscal, and planning experiences. Maybe not a doctorate but an MBA or MPH. Some larger hospital inst and academic centers offer certificate programs where you can gain and document these skills. Yes more PAs need to assume these roles ... especially those with relevant past experience. Too many non clinical personnel manage healthcare and create plans and policy which are not feasible in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted May 30, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2014 MBA would work as well, Although I love the clinical side of medicine, I think I would have a tough time declining this position if it opened locally. It is sort of a force multiplier, one excellent PA is one excellent PA, one excellent administrator could grow the PA workforce literally get 20 or 30 even a small hospital system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody85 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 MBA would work as well, Although I love the clinical side of medicine, I think I would have a tough time declining this position if it opened locally. It is sort of a force multiplier, one excellent PA is one excellent PA, one excellent administrator could grow the PA workforce literally get 20 or 30 even a small hospital system. Totally agree. What if we created a new thread under "Professional Physician Assistant" for PA's in executive level positions to promote this type of career path for current and future PA's. I think jobs like these could start a sort of "grass roots" type movement within hospital systems and possibly create another avenue to affect change for the profession...IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Does anyone know of grants/scholarships available for PAs who are interested in furthering their education with a doctorate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Davenport Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Out of date information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delco714 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I plan down the road to get in to teaching and administration. I feel like I'm suited for it. Also feel like mba/mph would be appropriate. Steve PA-C, Maine, urologic surgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Paula. Take a job in education when free education is part of the package (at same institution). I'm hiring experienced faculty in 2015 and not so experienced in late 2015-2016. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Good idea but I'm not particularly suited to education. I started precepting and have had one student. It went ok and after the 8 weeks was done I took stock of everything and know I will change how I precept the next student. It is a another learning curve. I also asked the student to give me feedback on how to strengthen my precepting and the rotation as a whole. I received good feedback. The student did tell me she got to do a lot more with me than her other rotations so I was glad to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Hey Paula .... send me a PM or post some questions here. After PA school I did further graduate education and am aware of career pathways in academics. I did not complete the doctorate (yet) but it is in Public Health. If you are looking to study part time/half time there is unlikely much money outside of 1) apply for grants to fund research when you are at that point in your degree. 2) some organizations will award scholarship if you plan on working in an area that is relevant to them. 3) the most realistic is your employer helping pay for school. While studying at an expensive private school for graduate studies I had a classmate being given 5k a year towards his education from the hospital he was a physician at. He was also given a small grand by the pulmonary physician association to study lung disease epidemiology. It made me question my private practice route hah. My new job, part of a larger system, comes with generous tuition reimbursement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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