Physician Assistant

Ace InfoTech LLC; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking a qualified Physician Assistant in Fayetteville, NC for a contract position starting on July 8, 2024. The role involves providing direct patient care in a clinic setting, maintaining patient records, and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. Candidates must have BLS and ACLS certifications, an active license, and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This position offers a one-year assignment with potential renewal based on performance.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Must have current certifications in BLS and ACLS.
• Experience in Family Practice and consultative services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, responsible for clinic appointments.
• Conduct assessments, diagnostic work-ups, and patient education.
• Record health appraisal information in electronic systems.

Skills

Fluent English

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification

Minimum of 5 years of experience

Education

Current unencumbered license in any U.S. State

NCCPA certification

BLS/ACLS certification

Tools

CPRS

Job description

Title: Physician Assistant Start Date: 07/08/2024 End Date: 07/08/2025

of Openings: 4

Position Type: Contract Locations: Fayetteville, NC Additional Details:

VA Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Clinic or Operating Room (OR) Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch

Length of assignment: 1 year and possible 4 year renewal depending on performance Due Date : 23rd May 2024

Note : Preference will be given to the candidate with lowest rate.

Description:

Physician Assistant shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently

All candidates must have a current unencumbered license in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.

All candidates must be Citizen of the United States.

All candidates must be currently certified in VHA-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalency and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications from the American Heart Association.

Primary Care Physician Assistants, experienced in the specialty required and has an active certification in the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and have a minimum of 5 years of experience within the last five years

All persons are compared against and are not listed on the OIG excluded.

Direct Patient Care: Estimated 95% of the time involved in direct patient care. Candidates shall be responsible for clinic appointments and follow-up of labs/imaging/procedures ordered during these appointments, interpretation, phone call consultation from hospitalists and intensivists on inpatients, and availability for case review with nurse practitioners on service.

Scope of Care: Candidates shall be responsible for providing Family Practice and interventional Family Practice consultative services for: assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention, including comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to Veterans in the Primary Care team setting; outpatient include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans. Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral. Record/document health appraisal information, clinical assessments, treatment decision, plan of care, ongoing management and therapeutic outcomes, order medications, diagnostic test and referral consultations where needed for every patient encounter; recording will be accomplished using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS) and will be completed on the day of the encounter.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.