LifeHealth, LLC, a federal government contract company is seeking a special Physician Assistant with an unrestricted State medical licensure without limitations to perform full scope of authorized practice for a full-time position, providing rural health support in any of three locations throughout Arizona: Kayenta, Chinle, and Page, Arizona. This position is classified as 1099.
Position Summary
This position is both clinical and administrative and works to support across multiple locations in Arizona.
The position is full time from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday with Saturday and Sunday off duty within one of the locations specified above, being positioned in alignment with need and service request for the duration of the two-week on period.
The position will allow for two weeks of on-time work followed by two weeks of time being off-duty. On-time work may be assigned to available clinical location, in which you will be expected to both orient and obtain security privileging. As locations do require two weeks on duty, if it is not feasible to travel home at weekends or at end of day, accommodation including hotel and rental car can be provided.
Physician Assistants will act as independent contractors (1099) with LifeHealth, LLC and must have a FEIN.
In this role, you will:
Perform medical services as a Physician Assistant, including:
- Provide healthcare chronic disease management services
- Develop and/or follow protocol-based healthcare plans for geographically separated patients
- Work collaboratively with all healthcare continuum providers, professional and support staff as required
- Initial review and interpretation of laboratory, pulmonary function and ECG studies
- Order and administer medications, including vaccines
- Order and interpret diagnostic studies as indicated
- Develop and/or follow protocol-based healthcare plans for geographically separated patients
- Work collaboratively with all healthcare continuum providers, professional and support staff as required
- Medical services are delivered face-to-face and/or in a telehealth setting as required by PC and/or its clients.
Physician Assistants shall adhere to all PC and Client requirements, to include credentialing, education, and appropriate immunizations as required by the clinical locations or applicable state requirements. Physician Assistants must hold licensure in the state in which they practice under this Agreement. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) prescribing authority is required in the state of practice under this Agreement. State medical licensure must be without limitations to perform full scope of authorized practice. License must be active, clean, and unrestricted.
This position is not currently remote. Physician Assistants carry out the full range of work in their specialized area and are professionally responsible for the soundness and validity of their recommendations, reports, and services.
New employee training does include one day orientation and two training days emphasizing pain management and women’s health, followed by one week of onboarding in each facility in which you would be reporting.
Services, including Medical Services, will be performed at clinical locations as directed by PC to include Clients sites, Mobile Medical Clinics, Mobile Per Diem Clinics, and/or approved Telehealth formats.
The primary locations for reporting in Arizona are:
Kayenta
Chinle
Page
Travel will be required depending on your location.
LifeHealth is looking to expand services to other locations as well, which will be disclosed upon determination, and may require future additional site credentialing, security privileging, and training/orientation schedules, with travel.
Medical Documentation Requirements
Complete report package and/or medical documentation shall include the following:
a. A medical report signed by the examining Physician Assistant. The medical report shall include, at a minimum, corroborating histories, review of systems, physical findings, results of all diagnostic tests performed, diagnoses completed and follow up treatment plan or consultation as required per the customer and/or state/federal law.
b. Each question or field in the Claimant/patient Medical History will be completed by the Physician Assistant, when applicable.
c. Documentation utilizing PC’s or its designee’s proprietary software or EMR as it is implemented to generate an electronic examination report or medical report. The report should incorporate all diagnostic test results, performed on-site or off-site, pertinent to the examination in a timely manner and incorporate relevant results into the final signed examination/medical report.
d. Compliance with all HIPAA and section 13405(b) HITECH/Security Act requirements for patient and technological confidentiality. In accordance with this requirement, statement of HIPAA and HITECH/Security acknowledgement will be provided upon hire.
e. Note that protection and release of Patient Information is governed under the Privacy Act of 1974, complying with Public Law 930579, requiring that all release of health information require written patient consent
Qualifications:
Physician Assistant (PA): Physician Assistants must be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and remain certified for the duration in the state in which they practice under this Agreement. Unrestricted State physician assistant licensure without limitations to perform full scope of authorized practice must be maintained.
Degree must be obtained from an institute accredited by The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
Physician Assistants with current, unrestricted license to practice as a psychologist in the state in which they practice under this contract. License must be active, clean, and unrestricted.
a. Active License: A professional license that meets the requirements as defined by the applicable state professional board to authorize the regular practice of medicine and/or related health field in the state in which services are performed.
b. Clear License: A professional license that is not disciplined in any capacity nor for any professional misconduct that negatively impedes ability to practice freely.
c. Unrestricted License: A professional license that must be free from any current condition, sanction, prohibition, limitation, temporary restriction, full restriction and/or monitoring within allowed scope of practice defined by professional state board or the Federal government.
Additional credentialing requirements:
- Must be a United States citizen
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Physician Assistant is required
- Must obtain and maintain current certification in American Heart Associated Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers; American Heart Associate health care provider course; American Red Cross CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) for the professional rescuer; or equivalent within thirty days of employment.
- Completion of a favorably completed and adjudicated National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Check (NACLC) with completion of SF86 as part of full credentialing and security privileging for each of the above locations, including additional security requirements for clinics within a clinic, as described by corresponding clinic location.
- Must have active, unrestricted Driver’s license, proof of citizenship, and clean background check.
- Completion of credentialing utilizing VetPro for each facility upon hire.
Competencies:
- Graduate from a program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Pass the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination) and PANRE (Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination) as required by Arizona.
- Detail-oriented, analytical.
- Ability to work independently and with others
- Extremely organized with strong time-management skills
- Proficient with computers to include mastery of presentation programs and MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Education and/or Experience: (includes certificate & licenses)
- Unrestricted ability to practice within the State of Arizona as determined by completion of program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Pass the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination) and PANRE (Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination).
- Preferred 5 years of clinical experience
- Preferred experience and certifications with PTSD and MST
Compensation
Compensation is paid via a daily rate of $1100.00, being contractually tied in pricing to exclude negotiation based on qualification or experience.
LifeHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected Veteran status, or disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity expression.
