Physician Assistant Telehealth

Wellpath•Franklin, TN

21h•Remote

About The Position

You Matter Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture Excellent career growth opportunities Join us and find a career that supports: Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Autonomy in a warm team environment Growth and training Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching Company paid life insurance Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA) Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. Why Us Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time. Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support. How you make a difference The Physician Assistant Telehealth provides remote medical care to inmate patients through a telemedicine platform in collaboration with physician staff and onsite healthcare teams. This role conducts history and physical visits and sick call clinics using telehealth technology and support from onsite presenters. The position coordinates patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation while following local policies and all applicable laws and regulations. Care is delivered in a manner that supports efficient, high-quality, and compliant telehealth services.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited education program for Physician Assistants
Unrestricted current license, certification, or registration in state of practice - must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one (1) year correctional healthcare experience preferred

Responsibilities

Conduct telehealth evaluations including history and physicals and sick call visits in collaboration with physician staff and onsite presenters.
Provide clinically appropriate assessments, treatment plans, and patient education in alignment with best practices and protocols.
Collaborate with onsite healthcare teams to prepare, conduct, and support efficient telehealth clinics.
Document all clinical findings accurately and timely in the local electronic medical record while maintaining patient confidentiality.
Deliver remote care, participate in quality and peer review activities, and provide clinical support and cross-coverage as needed.