Physician Assistant

Location: Kotzebue, AK Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
Type: Tribal Salary Range: $99,000 to $124,000 / Per Year Open Period: 8/15/2016 to 11/15/2016 Summary: Join a COMPASSIONATE and ADVENTUROUS team that delivers health and social services to communities above the ARCTIC CIRCLE from modern facilities in Kotzebue, Alaska and 11 surrounding villages! EXCELLENT SALARY/BENEFITS! Relocation, sign-on and retention bonuses, free medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability and retirement for employee, IHS, NHSC and Alaska State loan repayment site, CEU/CME/CDE allowance and paid days, furnished hospital housing for rent, 30 days accrued leave in first year, 11 paid holidays, leave cash out option, no State Income Tax, Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, employee gym and saunas, close knit community, 5 minute commute/walk to work, endless year-round outdoor activities and ways to enjoy the beauty of Alaska, and more! AMAZING CULTURE COMMUNITY READY TO WELCOME YOU AND/OR YOUR FAMILY: • Beautiful 88,000 sq ft hospital decorated throughout with stunning Alaska Native artifacts • See the Northern Lights in the winter • Experience the land of the midnight sun in the summer where the sun doesnt ever set • Watch dog sledding and snowmobile races • Eat Native Alaskan food • Buy Native Alaskan art made by the Iñupiat • Watch the seals and caribou crossing the ice in the winter and spring • Pick the sweetest blueberries, cranberries and salmon berries in the fall • Attend festivals and parades in the summertime • A tremendous opportunity to assist amazing communities in self-governance, preservation of culture and subsistence lifestyle and to provide medical, social and Tribal services for a healthy future!

In this setting, the incumbent is expected to resolve the immediate health problem or to refer the patient to a physician where appropriate, after initiation of needed therapeutic modalities and diagnosis tests and eliciting pertinent physical findings. Provides routine and emergency ambulatory and preventive care services during regularly scheduled hours in cooperation with other medical practitioners. Duties: Provides routine and emergency ambulatory and preventive care services during regularly scheduled hours in cooperation with other medical practitioners. These include: Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of routine illnesses [in adults and pediatric patients] management of chronic health problems primary care for trauma cases, including suturing and casting emergency care, including starting IVs, establishing adequate airways, and managing CPR and shock screening of patients provides family planning and counseling services provides routine physical examinations for work and school. Maintains accurate, current medical records using the Patient Care Information System or RPMS for all patients seen. Participates in Health Center quality assurance activities. Dispenses pharmaceuticals in accordance with standing orders or by order of precepting physician. Performs and interprets routine laboratory tests. Orders and makes initial interpretations of extremity and chest X-ray. Uses diagnostic instruments [e.g. ophthalmoscope, otoscope, stethoscope, EKG, etc.] as necessary to perform examinations. Qualifications: Holds a current U.S. License as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. Knowledge and ability to perform effectively the above duties. Knowledge of child and adolescent growth and development plus psychologic and emotional needs of adults. Able to work within the framework of established guidelines, which include standing orders. However, guidelines are not completely applicable to every situation likely to be encountered. Must be able to use judgment in interpreting and, with some patient conditions, adapting guidelines to determine which patient conditions can be treated independently and which must be referred and in assessment of patients, initiating treatment programs, evaluating the effectiveness of care, and modifying treatment with appropriate intervention. Work Type: Permanent, Full Announcement #: 2016:OTZ-052 Who May Apply? Public Get Details & Apply: http://www.maniilaq.org/careers/ Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov