Physician Extender -PA/NP

Physician Extender (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner)

(NAS-P Gulfport, MS)

Maxmed Healthcare is seeking a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner to provide services within the Deployment Related Health Assessment program at Gulfport, MS. 

Work Hours: Services shall normally be provided Monday through Friday for generally an 8.5 or 9 hour period between the hours of 0700 and 1600. Each shift shall include a 0.5 hour to 1 hour uncompensated meal-break. The HCW may be scheduled on a flexible basis across the department operating hours. The HCW shall be on duty for 80 hours every 2 weeks. In no instance will the HCW be required to provide services in excess of 80 hours per 2 week period.

Duties: The duties for the HCW include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide a full range of services in primary and specialty medical care within the limits of their training and privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
• Technically direct and provide care for a variety of diseases and types of injuries (i.e., acute, chronic and minor trauma), and the skills to recognize emergency conditions in order to diagnose, prescribe for and treat diseases, disorders and injuries, and refer the more complex cases and serious conditions to qualified medical personnel and perform designated treatment.
• Technically direct and teach other staff, provide educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
• Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
• Prescribe in accordance with approved treatment protocols and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved medications and immunizations.
• Identify a medical problem and determine appropriate action to meet the problem, including referral to a physician.
• Perform specific diagnostic and therapeutic practices and procedures in accordance with scope of practice.
• Establish collaborative rapport with physician, nursing and others in order to promote and facilitate primary care services.
• Teach patients and family member's healthy regimen and responsibility for achieving wellness.
• Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement.

Qualifications:

• PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree.
• Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Certification: Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants (NCCPA).
• Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant
• Legal Authorization to Work in the United States: HCWs performing under this contract must be a U.S. Citizen

  NURSE PRACTITIONER Minimum Qualifications

  Degree/Education: Master's degree in nursing. Graduate from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

• Possess and Maintain Basic Life Support
• Certifications: Certified in the specialty required by the TO as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate (for example, National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, American Nurses Association, National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Specialties).
• Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.
• Board Certification: n/a
• Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse.
• Legal Authorization to Work in the United States: HCWs performing under this contract must be a U.S. Citizen