Physician Assistant

About the role

The Physician Assistant will provide on-site primary medical services to Job Corps students, generally ages 16 to 24. The position emphasizes early identification and diagnosis, evidence-based treatment, health promotion, prevention, education, referral coordination, accurate health records, and collaboration with the Center's Health and Wellness program.

Responsibilities

• Review applicant files, complete intake physical examinations, assess medical eligibility and needs, and develop treatment plans as applicable.
• Diagnose and treat minor, episodic, acute, and chronic conditions within the provider's license, authority, and clinical scope.
• Prescribe controlled and non-controlled medications within legal authority and coordinate medication management with authorized Center personnel.
• Provide first aid, CPR, immunizations, health screenings, preventive services, family-planning education, and health-promotion guidance as authorized.
• Document diagnoses, treatments, medications, management plans, student encounters, and other required information promptly in the Student Health Record and required Job Corps forms.
• Establish and coordinate referrals for students requiring specialty, urgent, emergent, or hospital care and support appropriate follow-up.
• Protect patient privacy and maintain the confidentiality, security, and accuracy of all student health records in accordance with HIPAA and Center requirements.
• Participate in Disability Accommodation Committee meetings, applicant review meetings, continuous quality-improvement activities, assessments, training, webinars, and conference calls as requested during scheduled hours.
• Coordinate with Health and Wellness, counseling, residential, recreation, education, vocational, student-government, and wellness-program personnel to support integrated student services.
• Provide positive, student-centered medical services that encourage students to follow recommended medical, dental, and substance-use treatment plans.
• Comply with all federal, state, Job Corps, USDA, Center, infection-control, safety, and security requirements.
• Provide monthly health-related information and reports to Center leadership as required, including medical separations, referrals, special-service needs, equipment, supplies, and medications.
• Ensure medical equipment is properly cleaned and maintained and promptly report equipment, supply, or medication needs.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted license to practice in South Dakota with the authority required to perform the assigned duties independently or within the legally authorized scope.
• Valid and active DEA registration.
• Medical or professional liability insurance coverage of at least $1 million, maintained throughout performance.
• Education, degree, national certification, and prescribing authority required by South Dakota law for the applicable profession.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team serving financially disadvantaged youth and young adults.
• Ability to pass any required criminal background check, drug testing, credential verification, and facility-access process.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, patient-privacy, and applicable federal, state, local, Job Corps, and Center requirements.

Required Documents

• Current resume.
• Copy of the active, unrestricted South Dakota professional license.
• Copy of the active DEA registration.
• Proof of medical or professional liability insurance coverage of at least $1 million.
• Copies of applicable degree, national certification, prescribing-authority, and other professional credential documents.
• Any background, drug-screening, identification, security, credentialing, or onboarding documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government/client.

Compensation

Estimated total compensation: $58.90 per hour, based on Rapid City-area market research. Final compensation depends on contract award, approved staffing allocation, credentials, experience, and employment terms. Type of employment: Part-time. The contract provides 400 combined medical-service hours per year across all proposed clinicians; position-specific