Coordinate the delivery of KANA medical services within the Kodiak Child Advocacy Center (KCAC). Provide medical care and forensic evidence collection to clients of the KCAC. Through effective communication, organization, and teamwork, participate in a patient-focused clinical care system that is consistent with recognized standards of medicine and forensic evidence collection, and in accordance with KANA 's mission, vision, and core values to provide healthcare for clients of the KCAC. To provide patient and family-focused medical care in the outpatient setting consistent with the highest recognized standards of clinical medicine. The Physician Assistant will have regular contact with their supervising physician, as specified in their collaborative plan. The supervising physician must be available by phone at all times of patient care.
This position will be up to 10 hours per week.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Supports the organization’s mission, goals, and quality standards. Embraces KANA’s culture of serving the whole person through our provision of services. Incorporates KANA’s core values of Courtesy, Caring, Respect, Sharing, and Pride in all activities and decisions.
- Upholds KANA’s Code of Ethics by conducting professional activities with honesty, integrity, respect, fairness, and good faith in a manner that reflects positively upon the organization.
- Provide healthcare to infants, children, adolescents, and vulnerable adults as referred in the outpatient setting at the KCAC. May be called by Providence Island Medical Center to assess children’s needs, including forensic photography or a physical examination, in that setting, if unable to be seen at KCAC.
- Perform routine general medical and specialized duties that fall within the Physician Assistant's technical and educational expertise to Alaska Natives and other Beneficiaries of KANA.
- Participate in Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and activities.
- Participate monthly in TELECAM peer review.
- Participate in training as required for accreditation by the National Children's Alliance.
- Provide testimony in court as required by subpoenas for cases and Hybrid witness testimony as approved.
- Participate in the process of a child maltreatment assessment as a member of the MDT, as an advisor, and an observer of child interviews, perform a complete medical exam and health assessment, and collect forensic evidence including colposcopy and photographic documentation. Provide follow up, referral, and case management to patients.
- Assists CAC Director and VP of Community Services in the development of, and adherence of: policies, procedures and quality improvement for medical and forensic practices for KCAC.
- Assist and advise the KCAC Director in the clinical aspects of child maltreatment exams.
- Consult a supervising physician when any unfamiliar, uncommon, or unstable conditions arise. Consult collaborating physician for child maltreatment issues and KANA medical providers for acute medical issues and possible admissions to PKIMC.
- Remain current in improvements in the field of medicine and strive to incorporate those improvements into the program when appropriate, maintaining licensure, and other credentials as required.
- Follow established protocols for patient referrals within and outside the Alaska Tribal Health system.
- Actively participate and embrace KANA 's quality improvement activities.
- Review cases to evaluate clinician performance and make clinical recommendations.
- Monitor and share necessary information to facilitate risk prevention activities with management. Participate in peer review sessions with other providers.
- Continually strive to improve the patient experience and quality of care by focusing on key leverage points of access, continuity, team-based care, clinical information systems, patient self-management, and community engagement.
- Represent KANA in a positive and respectful manner assisting in the promotion and maintenance of good public relations among staff, community groups, and professional organizations.
- Communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, management, and other KANA staff.
- Practice meaningful customer service by addressing patient and staff needs courteously and promptly.
- Promote and maintain professional staff relationships.
- Focus on the economic aspects of our practice.
- Participate in and support group decisions. Behave in a manner consistent with group goals.
- Correctly document entries and maintain patient charts as outlined in the KANA Medical Clinic and CAC policies and procedures.
- Coordinate and participate in community outreach programs and prepare reports or other documentation as directed.
- Attend all OSHA, HIPAA, and other regulatory compliance training as directed.
- Accurately and promptly provide coding, billing, or other financial information to KANA Billing and Finance staff, and follow up with insurance pre-authorizations as required or when requested.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or Current certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or American Nurse Credentialing Center, (NP). Post-training clinical experience in a specialty is preferred. A current Alaska licensure. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. 16 hours of specialized training in Child Maltreatment, and yearly continuing Medical Education in both general medicine and child maltreatment medicine is required.
Physician Assistants must have a collaborating agreement with a child abuse specialist.
