Virtual Primary Care Physician Assistant

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

The Virtual Primary Care Physician Assistant provides care to incarcerated patients remotely via a secure telemedicine platform. Responsibilities include conducting history and physical exams, managing sick call visits, and documenting in the EMR. The PA collaborates with onsite clinical staff and ensures care follows clinical protocols and HIPAA compliance standards. This role includes patient and staff education and participation in quality assurance initiatives. The PA may also support acute care and psychiatric evaluations in conjunction with supervising physicians.

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  Conduct virtual primary care exams and sick calls in collaboration with onsite staff

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  Develop and document treatment plans in the EMR following best practices

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  Educate patients and facility staff on medical conditions and treatments

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  Participate in quality management, peer reviews, and administrative meetings

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  Assess acute and psychiatric concerns in accordance with protocols and supervision

EDUCATION

• Completion of an accredited education program for PAs

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of one (1) year correctional healthcare experience preferred

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Unrestricted current license, certification, or registration in EACH state of practice

• Must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact ADARequests@wellpath.us