Physician Assistant (Mid-Level Practitioner)
Company: Federal Bureau of Prisons
Location: Efland
Posted on: April 17, 2024
Job Description:
Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?
You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a
diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from
entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public
safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of
imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide
reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform
correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.
Duties of a Physician Assistant
- The Physician Assistant works collaboratively with the employee
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. Discriminates between normal and abnormal
findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional,
or mental problems. Incumbent manages the daily operation of the
clinic and conducts daily sick call; which may also include
securing health and developmental history from the patient,
recording findings and making critical evaluations.
- Serves as the primary provider for routine requests for
evaluation of new complaints, for routine recurring visits for
chronic illnesses, and emergencies when clinically
indicated.
- Establishes diagnostic impressions and requests appropriate
diagnostic tests (e.g., laboratory, x-ray, visual acuity and
electrocardiogram) and ability to interpret results and selected
laboratory findings to include the following: Clinical Laboratory,
Radiology, Optometry, Electrocardiograph Operations, Dental and
Mental Health. Evaluates total health care needs of patients and
develops plans to meet these needs
- Makes decisions concerning medical care needs of the patient
with the supervising physician. Assists the supervisory
physician(s) in management of chronic health problems and assists
the physician(s) in performing more exhaustive diagnosis and
treatments. Teaches and demonstrates the application of good health
practices to patients. Will assist and work collaboratively with
the physician in management of selected complex medical
problems.
- Along with all other correctional institution employees,
incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security
of the institution. The employee correctional responsibilities
precede all others required by this position and are performed on a
regular and recurring basis.
Keywords: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Burlington , Physician Assistant (Mid-Level Practitioner), Healthcare , Efland, North Carolina
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