Correctional Medicine Physician Assistant

Pay: $69.09 (W2) per hour to $77 (1099) per hour.


Ability to take W2 or 1099 compensation

Benefits(W2 only):

• Health insurance.


• Dental insurance.


• Vision insurance.


• 401k.


• Paid vacation.


• Paid sick leave.


• 11 paid federal holidays.

LOCATION:
13777 Air Expressway Blvd., Victorville, CA 92394

SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, Monday Friday, as needed between 6:00 AM 10:00 PM.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be certified to practice medicine in the State of California.


• Must have at least one or more years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Must be Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified, in accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support.


• Possess and submit evidentiary documentation of graduation from an accredited school.

JOB DUTIES: S
hall be responsible for, but is not limited to:

• Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.


• Perform Advance Practice Practitioner duties within the scope of the current licensure.


• Administer medications as prescribed i.e., by mouth, intravenously, intradermally, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly.


• Assist with distribution of medications at pill line.


• Monitor and evaluate the response to therapy.


• Perform history and physicals.


• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services for the inmate.


• Take medical histories, examine patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays.


• Maintain accurate logs of all reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy Screen laboratory. tests/results for normal/abnormal lad values and notify the physician or physicians.


• Ensure all sharps are secured, accounted for, stored and disposed of according to institutional and national policy.


• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.


• Adhere to infection control policies and procedures.


• Ability and skill to operate EKG.


• Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications.


• Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing.


• Attend to medical emergencies.


• Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultation, instruct and counsel, and order or carry out therapy.


• Emergency consultation to be performed in instances were deemed necessary.


• Perform minor surgery utilizing local anesthesia during consultation visits.


• Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans.


• Assist in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services.


• Disseminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.


• Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick call, which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations.


• Provides a wide range of emergency services, in the absence of the physician.


• Perform duties as required, but accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with his/her educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws.