Physician Assistant Details

Physician Assistant

Forward - San Jose, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Forward is on a bold mission to make high quality healthcare available to a billion people across the globe. We’re building the world’s most advanced healthcare platform from the ground up, combining hardware, software and doctors under one roof.
Forward was founded in January 2016 by former executives and engineering leaders from Google and Uber. We are funded by some of the world's best investors and entrepreneurs including Founder's Fund, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet Chairman), Marc Benioff (Salesforce Founder), Joe Lonsdale (Palantir Founder), and Garrett Camp (Uber co-Founder).
Press and Videos:Virtual Tour of Forward [YouTube] "Health Moves Forward" [CEO Blog Post] Forward Doctors Respond to COVID-19 [FastCompany] “The Pivot to Virtual Care” [CMO speaking at Stanford Medicine] Doctor-Led Programs Backed by Forward Series D Funding [TechCrunch] 'Forward at Home' Product Launch [TechCrunch]
Our ideal care provider is someone motivated to provide high quality, patient-centered, care in a collaborative, team-based clinical setting. Physician Assistants who do well at Forward embrace system-based practice and are interested in working in an evolving care setting where the tools you use to provide care are frequently updated and improved. This includes actively participating in feedback to our engineering teams to inform new products and product updates. You Will:

• Provide high quality, system-based, patient-centered and collaborative care to Forward members.
• Participate in the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based treatment plans for patients.
• Use clinical skills for physical examination, data collection, laboratory testing, and medical procedures.
• Assist in care coordination of the patient experience.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, nurses, health coaches and medical assistants
• Give and receive regular feedback on individual member cases.
• Support live member experience including coaching patients in optimal use of our clinical products and services.
• Support clinical care delivery and collaborate with operations specialists to ensure smooth, efficient and patient-centered clinical care.

You Are:

• Motivated by Forward’s mission to make high-quality preventive guidance and primary care more accessible to patients.
• A hardworking, detail-oriented individual who is comfortable experimenting with new models of delivering evidence-based primary care in a robust delivery system.
• A caring, compassionate individual who enjoys helping others and providing a positive care experience.
• Flexible and interested in working in a clinical environment with frequent change / product improvements, and who are extremely comfortable using new technology and software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Board Certified
• 2 years of Primary Care, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine experience
• Open to obtaining a CA license

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CA License (we are currently prioritizing candidates with CA licensure)
• 3+ years of experience in Primary Care, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

Why Join Forward?We don’t want to just move dollars around the healthcare industry - we want to rebuild it and fix it. All of it.
Our Commitment to Diversity and InclusionWe deeply understand the value of bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences, and we prioritize diversity within our team. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.