Physician Assistant (Site Medical Director, Lead Physician Assistant) (US/WCN)
HCSS-Iraq Program Management Office (PMO)
CHS Middle East, LLC
The Health Care Service Support – Iraq Program Manager establishes a clinically safe and professionally managed healthcare environment and provides primary health care as well as resuscitative surgical care in accordance with U.S. or equivalent medical standards on a 24-hour basis, 365 days of the year to Chief of Mission (COM) personnel U.S. Embassy Baghdad, serving a population of approximately 14,000 adults.
SCOPE: The Physician Assistant (PA) reports to the HCSS-Iraq Program Manager and will be clinically supervised by the site medical director and work at the direction of a Physician, Surgeon or Anesthetist. The PA will be assigned to treat patients in one of the following settings: (1) Health Units (non-surgical/field medical care clinics), (2) Small medical/trauma hospitals (DSH), (3) Large medical/trauma hospital (DSH).
The Physician Assistant (PA) support the medical function and will treat patients in these settings to ensure proper injury care and disease diagnosis, treatment and recovery, request necessary tests and follow-up visits and refer patients to specialists as necessary.
Some settings may require the Physician Assistant (PA) to coordinate with local hospitals to determine local capabilities, coordinate admission, monitor and arrange final disposition. In addition, some settings will require stabilization of patient and coordination of evacuation of patient to medevac center or CONUS. The Physician Assistant (PA) will stabilize and prepare sick and injured personnel to a higher level medical facility. The Physician Assistant (PA) will ensure that medical kits supplied to all personnel are maintained as to contents and serviceability. In hospital settings, Physician Assistant (PA) supports the physician in planning and implementing the medical support program (preventive and corrective) to maintain the health of COM personnel.
In some locations, the Physician Assistant (PA) will have a leadership role (Lead Physician Assistant) and serve as both a Physician Assistant (PA) and Site Medical Director. Physician Assistants (PA) provide a U.S. standard of care for our patient care/treatment model. All services shall be provided in accordance with established standards, principles and ethics of the profession and applicable professional specialty organizations.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE
* Hold and maintain a current unrestricted U.S. State Physician Assistant license and have NCCPA certification.
* Have three (3) to five (5) years experience as a Physician Assistant; PA with emergency medicine experience are highly desirable.
* Have and maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
* PA’s who recently completed a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course or comparable advanced trauma course featuring “live tissue” or simulation training are very desirable.
* Shall have recent clinical experience in patient care, including at least 6 months out of the past year.
* Equivalent non-U.S/Canadian education, board certification, licensing, diplomas and experience may be qualifying, after CHS/DOS RMO review.
OTHER DUTIES:
• All Health Care Providers (HCPs) will document care delivered and follow up care required.
• Maintain the highest regard for patient dignity and observe the precepts of the American Hospital Associations Bill of Rights for patients.
• Physician Assistant, at the direction of the responsible Site Medical Director, may be required hand carry meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) for Hospitalized patients from the dining facility operated by another contractor to the Hospital inpatient ward and return trays or dispose of trash accordingly.
• Attends and participates in a variety of meetings and task force groups to improve quality and outcomes, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specific level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, new task efforts, and new policy requirements.
• Must have worked 6 of the last 12 months as a Physician Assistant.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
• Physician Assistants will require a favorably adjudicated Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) investigation conducted by the Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
• Physician Assistant will sign a CHS HCSS-I Foreign Service Agreement (FSA) and is bound to the terms and conditions of the FSA.
• Non-U.S. citizen assignments under this contract in Iraq must undergo, and favorably pass, an Investigation conducted by the Iraq Embassy Regional Security Office (RSO). This background investigation will be conducted by the RSO’s FSNI (Foreign Service National Investigator).
Note: CHS will provide institutional malpractice insurance as well as individual malpractice policies for the all Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
The following requirements apply to all Physician Assistants:
• The workweek is established by the DoS Chief of Mission.
• Physician Assistants shall be licensed in the United States or Canada; physicians and primary care providers licensed elsewhere will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Participate in training, (including HIPAA training) that may be required by DOS or CHS prior to deployment to Iraq.
• All Physician Assistants will complete a two week Foreign Affairs Counter Terrorism training course prior to deployment to Iraq for work on the HCSS-Iraq contract. Training will include: Combat First Aid, Weapons Familiarization, Defensive Tactics/Driving, IED recognition, Surveillance Detection and Hostage Survival and Personnel Recovery.
• Must have a valid, current U.S. Driver’s License or country of origin Driver’s License
• Must have a current U.S. Passport or country of origin Passport.
• All Physician Assistants shall be proficient in the ability to speak, write and communicate in English.
• All shall demonstrate proficiency in the use of basic word processing programs and the CHS Medical Management System software.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be confirmed by a medical examination to be “medically and dentally fit” in accordance with DOS requirements for service in Iraq
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment; travel in Iraq is required by surface or air;
• The climate is desert-like, hot, and prone to dust storms.
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