Physician Assistant with a $2,000 sign-on Victorville, CA

Nitelines Usa • Victorville, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

NiteLines USA is seeking a Physician Assistant to provide care at a federal corrections facility in Victorville, California. The role provides direct patient care under legal, ethical, and institutional standards, within the scope of the current California license. The Physician Assistant works collaboratively with facility and consulting physicians and helps manage the clinic’s daily operations and sick call.

The schedule is 40 hours per week, eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, as needed between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM, for 120 workdays annually (960 hours per year). Compensation is $75 per hour as a W-2 employee or $85 per hour as a 1099 worker. A $2,000 sign-on bonus is offered. Benefits are available to W-2 employees only.

Requirements

• Current Physician Assistant license in the State of California.
• NCCPA certification.
• At least one year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification in accordance with American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
• Graduation from an accredited school, with evidentiary documentation submitted.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care through patient evaluation and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.
• Perform advanced practice duties within the scope of current licensure.
• Administer prescribed medications by oral, intravenous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular routes and assist with medication distribution at pill line.
• Monitor and evaluate patients’ responses to therapy.
• Perform histories and physical examinations; take medical histories, examine patients, and order and interpret laboratory tests and X-rays.
• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to inmates.
• Maintain accurate logs and reports in accordance with Bureau of Prisons and JACHO policy.
• Screen laboratory results for normal and abnormal values and notify physicians of relevant findings.
• Ensure sharps are secured, accounted for, stored, and disposed of according to institutional and national policy.
• Protect patient privacy and confidentiality and follow infection control policies and procedures.
• Operate an EKG.
• Make diagnoses, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications.
• Clinically manage injuries, including suturing, splinting, and immobilizing.
• Respond to medical emergencies and provide emergency services in the absence of a physician.
• Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultations, instruct and counsel patients, and order or carry out therapy.
• Perform emergency consultations when deemed necessary.
• Perform minor surgery using local anesthesia during consultation visits.
• Collaborate with staff and consulting physicians to plan, institute, evaluate, and revise program plans.
• Assist in determining the conditions, resources, and policies needed to deliver health care services.
• Distinguish normal from abnormal findings and recognize early signs of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
• Manage daily clinic operations and conduct daily sick call, including obtaining health histories, recording findings, and providing clinical evaluations.
• Accept only nursing assignments commensurate with educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws.

Benefits

• Health insurance (W-2 employees only).
• Dental insurance (W-2 employees only).
• Vision insurance (W-2 employees only).
• 401(k) (W-2 employees only).
• Paid vacation (W-2 employees only).
• Paid sick leave (W-2 employees only).
• 11 paid federal holidays (W-2 employees only).
• $2,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed