Urgent Care PA for Acoma Canoncito Laguna Indian Health Center in Acoma , NM
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician Assistant
Specialty Family Practice/Primary Care
Salary $100.00 – $110.00 hourly
Degree Required Other
Position Type Full-Time Locums/Travel
Work Environment Outpatient
Location Pueblo Of Acoma, New Mexico, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 11/19/24
The Contractor PA shall provide Urgent Care services at the Acoma Canoncito Laguna Indian Health Center in Acoma , NM. The ACLIHC Fast Track is located in the Primary Care Clinic, and it primarily serves the ambulatory needs of the Acoma Pueblo Tribal members.

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8a-4:30p with 30 minutes for lunch (unpaid); no night no calls no weekend. Any state license: BLS/ACLS/DEA required.

Location: Acoma , NM, 60 mins West of Albuquerque, 25 mins East of Grants, NM.
Payment starts at $100.00 hourly. Payment is 1099 every two weeks, direct deposit. Higher payment based on experience and other factors such as travel arrangements, etc.
8-hour shifts, Mon-Friday, 8am-4:30pm with 30 mins unpaid lunch.
BLS, ACLS, DEA required
Fast Track/Urgent Care setting, patients come in for: sniffles, sprains, pink eyes, UTIs, etc.
Need minimum of 13 weeks in a row per assignment to provide travel coverage. Local candidates are welcome to apply.
Admin Orientation 2 days plus 2-3 shifts of clinical Orientation.
Scheduling month or two in advance

Occupation: Physician Assistant.

Specialty: Urgent Care, Family Medicine PA's.

Degree Required: PA with 1 year of experience (negotiable). This can be a job for a newly graduate, pending negotiations with the client for acceptance.

Position Type: Locums/Travel Part-Time/Contract

Work Environment: Indian Health Services Hospital

Location: Acoma , NM, United States

Visa Sponsorship No, only Permanent US Residents or Citizens.

Job Responsibilities

Physician Assistant shall include, but are not limited to the following:
● Interview and examine patients, review past medical history and request
and/or perform diagnostic tests and examinations as necessary to make
diagnosis for primary care services.
● Counsel and educate patients, families, community, and medical staff
about health care.
● Prescribe drugs and tests necessary to provide quality health care
including the use of radiology and laboratory services.
● Become familiar with and be guided by the Indian Health Service
formulary and shall follow IHS procedures when prescribing drugs.
● Participate in a continual process of quality of health care evaluation
to assure the provision of quality services.
● Strive for excellence in providing general family medicine medical services.
● Comply with all IHS facility infection control and safety procedures,
practices, and standards.
● Respect and maintain the basic rights of patients, to include but not limited to
personal dignity.
● Referrals shall be done utilizing the Patient Referred Care (PRC) process.
The PRC Committee, utilizing PRC guidelines, will review these referrals.

Qualifications

Occupation: Physician Assistant
Specialty: Urgent Care. Family Medicine PA
Degree Required: PA with 1 year of experience (negotiable). This can be a job for a newly graduate, pending negotiations with the client for acceptance.

Working Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m, usually no more than 40 hr./ week

Skills

●Certified through the American Academy of Physician
Assistants.
● Possess a current, unrestricted state medical license from any of the 50
states or Puerto Rico
● Maintain updated continuing education certificates.
● Current BLS/ACLS/PALS/DEA
● Preferred 5 years of experience, we can discuss on a case-by-case
basis, 1 year acceptable.