Physician Assistant (Mid-Level Practitioner) – Recruitment Incentive

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Guaynabo (PR); On-site; USD 57,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

County of San Juan seeks a Physician Assistant to serve in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility, delivering primary health care to inmate patients. The role collaborates with staff physicians and consulting physicians to plan, implement, and revise health care program plans, helping determine conditions, resources, and policies essential to delivery of services.

Location is Guaynabo, Puerto Rico with 91+ additional locations.

Qualifications

• Provides primary health care in a correctional setting.
• Collaborates with staff and consulting physicians on care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary health care for inmate patients.
• Collaborate with staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) to plan, implement, and revise program plans.
• Assist in determining conditions, resources and policies for health care delivery.

Job description

From the posting: Serves as a Physician Assistant at a Bureau of Prisons’ correctional facility and is responsible for providing primary health care for inmate patients. Works collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans. Assists in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of the health care services.

Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (+91 more locations)

Pay (as posted): $57,188 – $129,383 per year

Schedule / appointment: Full-time; Permanent

Announcement dates: Open 10/01/2026 to 09/30/2027

• Open to (per the announcement): The public; Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
• The announcement refers to veterans’ preference (“Candidates within the top-quality category and who are eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles”). Read “How you will be evaluated” on USAJOBS for how it applies
• Security clearance (per the announcement): Other
• Locations: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Aliceville, Alabama; Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Talladega, Alabama; Forrest City, Arkansas; Phoenix, Arizona; Safford, Arizona; Tucson, Arizona; Atwater, California; Herlong Sierra Ordnance Depot, California; Lompoc, California; Los Angeles, California; Mendota, California; San Diego, California; Victorville, California and more
• Announcement number BOP-N-27-0003; control number 887125600

Verified open on USAJOBS.gov, the federal government’s official job site, on Oct 19, 2026 (ET).