Physician Assistant

If you’re looking for a meaningful and steady career with excellent pay and benefits, look no further.

North Central Correctional Facility is a place where you will not just be working a job, but paving your career. The nature of the work is engaging, challenging, and honorable. At NCCF, you’ll have opportunities for training, teamwork, and professional progress in a meaningful field.

North Central Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison with an excellent team of coworkers including 6 nurses and a nursing director.

Provider sees patients in the health services clinic which is a locked unit.

Very flexible schedule options.

No insurance billing, coding or pre-auths required.

Paid time off for CEUs is available.

• In addition, there are competitive benefits such as:
  * Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
  * State insurance for individuals or eligible family members
  * IPERS retirement system
  * Deferred Compensation retirement savings plan
  * Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and/or dependent care expenses
  
  PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JOB DUTIES:
  
  Provide Direct Medical Care and Assessments for Incarcerated Individuals (I/Is)
  
• Complete I/I clinics at NCCF and other DOC facilities as delegated by the DOC Medical
  Director.
  
• Provide medical screening, including assessments of acute or chronic medical health problems, obtaining health and psychosocial history, performing complete physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic tests (labs, x-rays, EKGs, or referrals to off-site specialists at UIHC).
  
• Treat I/Is’ acute injuries, including suturing lacerations or addressing emergent situations as they occur.
  
• Perform annual physical examinations as required by DOC policy, identifying and diagnosing newly found health problems.
  
• Monitor chronic medical diseases of I/Is as identified in the ICON medical system per DOC policy.
  
• Assess and monitor I/Is’ deteriorating medical conditions, corresponding with the DOC Medical Director for possible transfer to UIHC or IMCC infirmary.
  
• Be present during scheduled Telemed appointments to communicate medical knowledge and assessments to UIHC practitioners for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
  
  Manage Medical Documentation and Follow-Up
  
• Complete required documentation for each requested test on the ICON medical system.
  
• Order prescribed medications on the ICON medical system for diagnosed acute or chronic diseases, following the DOC formulary.
  
• Review and sign medical referrals for I/Is seen off-site at specialty clinics, including UIHC recommendations, and order medications or diagnostic testing on the ICON medical system.
  
  
• Review and sign x-ray reports from contracted radiologists or local hospital radiology Departments daily.
  
• Review all lab results on the ICON medical system daily.
  
• Co-sign verbal or phone orders on the ICON medical system daily.
  
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in the ICON medical system to maintain records per DOC Health Services policy.
  
• Review charts of new I/Is transferring in weekly to ensure proper follow-up and monitoring of chronic diseases per DOC policy.
  
  Attend Meetings and Provide Policy Input
  
• Attend Pharmacy and Therapeutic meetings, DOC physician meetings, DOC formulary Review Committee meetings, NCCF health services meetings, Health and Safety meetings, QA/AI meetings, and other meetings as directed by the DOC Medical Director.
  
• Verbalize recommendations or clinical advice to the DOC Pharmacy Director during formulary reviews.
  
• Review tentative UIHC appointments of I/Is as required by the DOC Medical Director.
  
• Make recommendations to the DOC Medical Director on health services policy and procedures impacting I/I healthcare delivery.
  
  Ensure Compliance and Safety
  
• Ensure NCCF medical services comply with DOC-approved safety, sanitation, and infection control policies.
  
• Assess and evaluate employees and I/Is with potential exposures to blood-borne pathogens, order follow-up labs, and provide education per DOC policy.
  
• Review employee health records and lab results in the ICON medical system weekly and
  document respirator wear.
  
• Report scheduling problems to the Nursing Services Director.
  
  Support Quality Improvement and Legal Requirements
  
• Provide information as directed by the DOC Medical Director for QI/QA.
  
• Provide written or oral testimony for court cases as needed.
  
• Follow DOC policy and procedures, responding to emergent situations with primary
  practitioner services (e.g., CPR, AED, oxygen, nasal/oral suctioning).