Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - per diem BEAR Program (Sacramento, CA)
About The Position
Sutter Medical Group’s BEAR (Bridging Evidence Assessment and Resources) Program is hiring a per diem Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in Sacramento, California. The program’s highly trained forensic examiners provide 24/7/365 medical and forensic care to adults, adolescents, and pediatric patients who have experienced sexual assault, sexual abuse, or intimate partner violence and strangulation. This on-call position requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. The selected clinician will join the medical component of the Sexual Assault Response Team. Clinical training in medical-forensic evidentiary examinations will be provided to selected team members. The BEAR Team also conducts ongoing quality assurance, improvement, and training activities.
Requirements
- National certification and eligibility for a California license.
- Experience in an area requiring advanced physical assessment skills, such as emergency department, critical care, and/or maternal/child health.
- Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a medical-forensic examiner.
- Completion of a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Training course.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical and forensic care to adults, adolescents, and pediatric patients who have experienced sexual assault, sexual abuse, or intimate partner violence and strangulation.
- Perform medical-forensic examinations as part of the BEAR Program and the Sexual Assault Response Team.
- Participate in the team’s quality assurance, improvement, and training activities.
Benefits
- Generous compensation with bonus potential.
- Exams are paid at a flat rate per exam.
- Advanced practice technology, including EPIC.
- Positive work-life balance.
- Access to Northern California’s natural beauty and lifestyle.
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