Physician Assistant (PA), Tacoma, WA

Job Details

Job Location

Tacoma, WA - Tacoma, WA

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

Job Category

Health Care

Description

Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Location: Northwest ICE Processing Center Tacoma, WA 98421

Position Type: Part time or Full-time, 20-40 hours per week, On call may be available if interested and in case of emergent conditions at the facility. Nights and Weekend are available. Health and Welfare is available for W2 employees (NP). Health and Welfare not available for any 1099-based employees

Contract : Subcontract

Duration: 1-5 years

Shift: 8/10/12 hours, Days/Nights available

Education Level: LPN

Job Category: Health Care

Start Date: ASAP

Summary:

Vighter is currently seeking multiple candidates for a Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice position at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, WA. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) form the IHSC advanced practice provider team. Although there are some differences in the professions, NPs and PAs work together in IHSC with the same expectations for core clinical care. The IHSC mission is comprehensive, and the unique detention environment requires APPs to have a broad clinical background.

The core scope of practice includes but is not limited to family practice, including family units and office-based procedures; urgent and emergency care, behavioral health care, infectious disease and public health management, case management, and gender specific care, including transgender care and management of pregnancy; All heath care provided to ICE detainees is governed by IHSC policy and established detention standards.

All IHSC APPs provide health care under the scope of a collaborative practice and prescriptive authority agreement with a physician.

Candidates are required to conduct a site visit prior to being accepted by the facility.

Our Company Promise

We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients. Our Culture’s key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission.

The key elements include:

• Dependability

• Integrity

• Personability

• Transparency

• Responsiveness

  Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.

  Position Description:

• Adheres to the IHSC Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Collaborative Practice and Prescriptive Authority Agreement (CP/PAA).

• Works as part of an integrated health care team to provide acute, emergent, and chronic health care to patients in compliance with IHSC policy and guidance and accreditation standards as prescribed by ICE/IHSC.

• Performs comprehensive history and physical evaluations, behavioral health care, and minor outpatient surgical procedures for detainees as required by the medical condition.

• Demonstrates appropriate application of clinical knowledge within documented treatment plans, prescriptions, and provides treatment throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.

• Demonstrates appropriate application of clinical knowledge within documented lab/diagnostic ordering and interpretation, medication prescribing practices, referrals to consultants, follow-up after hospitalization or consultation.

• Participates in and complies with court ordered treatment plans to include evaluation and treatment of patients with psychiatric illness or life-threatening conditions including hunger strike.

• Provides full spectrum of age and gender specific health care to include treatment of gender dysphoria and pregnancy.

• Consults with the staff physician, clinical director, and/or IHSC consultants as required by policy and for complex medical and/or psychiatric patients.

• Provides infirmary care including admission, discharge, and daily rounds for patients that require higher level of care and monitoring.

• Interprets Tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) and diagnostic studies, manages Direct Observation Therapy (DOT) for treatment of active or latent tuberculosis.

• Takes appropriate infection control actions in accordance with IHSC policy and guidance.

• Adheres to universal precautions and properly disposes of all sharps and infectious waste.

• Provides relevant patient health education to detainees verbally and/or with handouts.

• Assists with preparation for accreditation and ongoing compliance with standards as assigned.

• Attends on-site, regional, and national meetings as required. 16. Completes all initial, annual, and ad hoc training as required.

• Participates in all required credentialing and peer review processes as required.

• Facilitates and mentors APP onboarding and training.

• Demonstrates level of productivity that is on par with the average APP productivity at the assigned facility.

• Performs other duties as requested.​​​​​​ #IND2024

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Must have and maintain an unrestricted, current Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state in which the duty station is located. Any changes to license must be reported to employer immediately.

• Must have and maintain national certification as nurse practitioner or physician assistant.

  a. Physician Assistant - Must have and maintain certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

  b. Nurse Practitioner - Must have and maintain board certification as Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (AANC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

• Must have and maintain unrestricted license to prescribe controlled medications from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and in state in which the duty station is located.

• Must have and maintain one of the following certifications: Basic Life Support for health care providers through the American Heart Association®, CPR for the professional rescuer through the American Red Cross or the American Safety and Health Institute.

• This position requires credentialing and a signed collaborative practice and prescriptive authority agreement with a physician.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to utilize and document interpreter/translation or other assisted communication services as needed to ensure communication with patients or stakeholders with Limited English Proficient (LEP), disability, or impediment.

• Verbal and written proficiency in English.

• Ability to navigate an electronic work environment, electronic health records, web-based training, and electronic communications.

• Knowledge of, and moderate proficiency in, common Microsoft Office programs, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.

• Functional proficiency and ability to document detainee health care in the required electronic health record, in the required format, in a timely manner, and in compliance with IHSC policy and guidance.

• Knowledge of regulations (HIPAA/Privacy Act) regarding the confidentiality of patient medical records and information as well as Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

• Verbal and written proficiency in Spanish (preferred, not required).

  DUTY HOURS / ON-CALL REQUIREMENTS

• IHSC operates 24/7/365; Response is required during an emergency activation.

• This position requires rotational on-call duties and may necessitate return to the facility to provide care.

• This position requires availability to work both day and evening shifts. Availability during weekends and holidays is also required. Advanced notice will be provided for scheduling purposes.

  Vighter is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.