Physician Assistant (Mid-Level Practitioner) FCI Otisville

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.

Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.

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.

Evaluates total health care needs of patients and develops plans to meet these needs.

Assists the supervisory physician(s) in management of chronic health problems and assists the physician(s) in performing more exhaustive diagnosis and treatments.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.