Physician Assistant, HWAD

The Physician Assistant provides occupational health, medical evaluation, treatment, referral, and clinic oversight support for employees at Hawthorne Army Depot. This position applies occupational medicine standards, DoD physical fitness requirements, and clinical protocols while coordinating with medical providers, hospitals, and site management to support safe and appropriate employee duty determinations.

• Perform occupational and clinical examinations, including pre-placement, annual, fitness-for-duty, return-to-work, post-incident, and other required medical evaluations. Assess employee health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, reviewing medical histories, and applying applicable occupational health and DoD physical fitness standards.
• Initiate, review, and interpret laboratory, diagnostic, medical surveillance, and occupational health data within the Physician Assistant scope of practice. Document patient care, findings, restrictions, referrals, and clinical decisions in employee and clinic records in accordance with applicable protocols and confidentiality requirements.
• Evaluate, treat, and refer employees with work-related injuries, illness, post-accident concerns, or emergent conditions. Communicate with hospitals, local physicians, supervising physicians, and site management as appropriate to minimize conflicts in medical management, employee duty responsibilities, restrictions, and return-to-work decisions.
• Oversee clinic operations within the supervising physician’s scope of practice, including clinical workflow, medical surveillance programs, quality control, risk management, records, supplies, and employee health services. Provide direction to clinic support personnel and maintain alignment with Company, OSHA, DoD, DOT, and applicable state and federal requirements.
• Advise management, employees, and safety/health personnel on occupational health findings, medical surveillance trends, physical fitness standards, work restrictions, and employee health risks. Maintain professional relationships with medical providers, government representatives, and internal stakeholders while protecting medical confidentiality.
• Maintain required certifications, licenses, registrations, protocols, and documentation. Perform duties safely, uphold ethical standards, and report actual or potential environmental, health, or safety concerns through appropriate channels.

• Clinical assessment and occupational medicine capability sufficient to perform examinations, evaluate injuries or illness, and determine appropriate treatment, referral, or work restrictions.
• Knowledge of OSHA, DoD, DOT, state, federal, and occupational health requirements, including physical fitness and duty-readiness standards applicable to assigned employees.
• Medical documentation and confidentiality capability sufficient to maintain accurate clinical records, protect health information, and support regulatory, Company, and medical protocols.
• Provider coordination capability sufficient to communicate with hospitals, local physicians, supervising physicians, and site management regarding medical management and employee duty responsibilities.
• Clinic operations and supervision capability sufficient to oversee clinic workflow, supplies, quality control, medical surveillance, and assigned clinical support personnel.
• Communication and judgment capability sufficient to provide clear medical guidance, manage sensitive situations, and make appropriate decisions within the Physician Assistant scope of practice.