Family Medicine Physician Associate Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Clinic in Wa

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference
  -216960-PA-WA
• Title:
  
  PA
• Dates Needed:7/6 - 3-6 months
• Shift Type:
  
  Day Shift
• Assignment Type:
  
  Outpatient;
  
  Clinic
• Call
  
  Required:
  
  No
• Board Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Negotiable
• Job Duration:
  
  Locums

This correctional facility provides outpatient primary care services to an adult population in a secure clinical environment in Washington state. The facility operates with established protocols suited to corrections-based healthcare delivery and is supported by on-site medical assistants, physicians, and nurse practitioners. Credentialing for this position is estimated at 1-2 weeks.

Washington state offers a range of regional attractions and outdoor recreation opportunities throughout the year. The surrounding area provides access to diverse natural landscapes, recreational activities, and cultural amenities suited to a variety of interests.

Clinicians will provide outpatient primary care services to adult patients in a correctional facility setting, working Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The expected caseload is 8-16 patients per day, with clinical responsibilities encompassing injury management, acute illness treatment, follow-up visits, physicals, complicated chronic care management, urgent care, and minor procedures. Required credentials include an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine board certification (negotiable), BLS, Washington state license, DEA registration, and COVID vaccination;

prescriptive authority is required. Clinicians with experience in corrections-based healthcare and comfort performing sutures and injections are preferred, though these are not required.

• Case Load/PPD:8-16
• Support Staff:
  
  MA, MD, NPs
• Patient Population:
  
  Adults
• Location Type:
  
  On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Government:
  
  Yes