Physician Assistant

The Role

The Physician Assistant reports to the OHS Manager and the primary role provides medical treatment for Pogo Mine employees, contractors, and visitors, and arranges for the ill or seriously injured to be transported off site to an appropriate medical facility. The Physician Assistant advises employees concerning health and safety concerns.

• Provides medical services to Pogo Mine employees, contractors, and visitors, including:
• Administering the occupational medicine surveillance programs such as drug and alcohol testing, employment physicals, and lead, cadmium, respiratory and hearing tests.
• Ordering the proper lab tests, obtaining the labs, interpreting the results and maintaining records in an appropriate fashion.
• Operating a medical treatment facility to ensure that injured or sick employees are provided with proper care.
• Providing routine medical treatment during clinic hours; on call 24 hours per day for emergencies.
• Assessing patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.
• Determining abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies, interpreting test results.
• Documenting patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Performing therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations; suturing; managing wounds and infections.
• Instructing and counseling patients by describing therapeutic regimens; giving normal growth and development information; promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protecting patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Maintaining records and chain of custody in accordance with the laws.
• Maintaining an appropriate level of medical supplies.
• Conducting the first-aid and health portion (blood lead, cadmium, and hearing conservation) of MSHA annual refresher training.
• Participating as assigned to support the Pogo Mine Emergency Response Teams and to promote the development of trained emergency responders at the Mine.
• Aiding in Workers' Compensation correspondence and claims handling.

What's Required

• Graduate of an accredited PA Program
• Current Alaska PA License & NCCPA Certification or Licensed Nurse Practitioner
• Five or more years of experience providing emergency medical care as a PA in a high-volume acute care setting
• Two or more years working in a remote industrial environment
• Current Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications
• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support or International Trauma Life Support Certification
• Nationally Registry EMS Certification
• Knowledge of MSHA Yellow Jacket standards and regulations
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision and possess critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional clinical judgment as necessary to make critical patient care decisions regarding medical care and transport under the conditions of remote location, extreme weather conditions and extended transport times, while balancing the medical coverage needs of the mine site with the needs of the patient
• Effective written, verbal, and communication skills are needed to satisfy the effective delivery of the training and safety messages/policies of the company
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication, editing, organization and interpersonal skills are a must
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Amazing Charts is required
• Ability to provide leadership and mentorship to EMS Team members

Details

• Working 22 days on 20 day off schedule of 12 hours a day or more at a remote campsite
• Extreme conditions, including but not limited to, extreme and changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying levels of noise, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light and in a confined work area
• Camp facilities provide dining service, games room, exercise & weight room, sauna, and accommodation rooms
• Dormitory rooms have a land line phone, great Wi-Fi & cable TV
• Cell service is available through Wi-Fi
• The Company provides a bus service to and from Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Tok, Alaska