The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine seeks a casual Physician Assistant District Coordinator. This position coordinates the clinical, administrative, and training activities for the employer-sponsored clinics and client relationships in a defined region. The incumbent will apply advanced clinical practice and management knowledge to manage patient care, personnel recruitment and development, program implementation, quality assurance, and performance management. The incumbent will promote innovation and excellence in clinical, service, and team performance. This District Coordinator will manage one to three sites which will be defined once a candidate has been selected.

Primary Purpose

• Collaborates with the Director and Division Administrator of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine as well as other Regional Coordinators.
• Responsible for supporting and overseeing providers and clinical staff in assigned on-site occupational health clinic(s) to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
• Ensure the provision of prompt, appropriate clinical care and case management activities for all patients in conformance with the JHU Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s clinical protocols, state regulations, and professional standards.
• Interview and manage a stable, professional staff with the education and experience levels necessary to meet the mission of the business.
• Implement systems and procedures to ensure consistent, efficient operations and adherence to the JHU Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicines philosophy, standards, and all applicable regulations.
• Conduct new hiring training to include BAT, UDS, Pre-Placement screening process, and Cority, EMR.
• Ensure development and maintenance of relationships with key client managers and executives to continually achieve increasing customer satisfaction and feedback.
• Evaluate all significant costs and relationships to identify profit improvement opportunities.

Program Planning and Implementation 

• Coordinate business development activities as appropriate including needs analyses, routine visits to clinic sites, status reports, and annual reports of relationship progress.
• Ensure all occupational health clinics are neat, clean, and attractive.
• Ensure all employees receive prompt, courteous, friendly, and professional attention to their needs and requests.
• Ensure timely and appropriate resolution and follow-up to client and DOEM as required.

Administrative

• Supervise all clinical staff as assigned. Prepare annual performance evaluations.
• Support recruitment and train all new employees hired for clinics.
• Coordinate and approve all clinical staff leave time and overtime. Identify options within the local market for coverage options, if necessary.
• Work with Division management to resolve potential personnel and financial problems involving Pcards, tax, payroll, human resources, etc.
• Ensure staff knowledge and application of OSHA/JHU/client regulations and safety standards.
• Review each clinic's return on investment strategy to ensure appropriateness.
• Approved E210 forms (electronic time sheets).
• Inspect BAT, UDS, Refrigerator temps, CLIA expiration, and Sharps/Stericycle logs to ensure quality control.
• Review Cority / DOT forms and EMR to ensure appropriate and thorough documentation.

Information Systems

• Ensure all clinical staff is trained in the use of the computer system.
• Monitor clinical notes for appropriateness of care.

Climate Setting and Leadership

• Establish communication channels with staff, supervising physicians of record, and client management and Division to ensure they receive information on internal and external issues that affect the operations of their assigned areas, as well as provide advice, assistance, and services that aid them in attaining their objectives.
• Serve as a source of information to JHU/client senior leadership and other internal/external personnel regarding the JHU/client relationship.
• Create a climate that fosters compassionate care, innovation, cooperation, collaboration, and teamwork.

Knowledge Skills

• Knowledge of occupational medicine practice with the ability to diagnose, treat, and prescribe.
• Knowledge of the contemporary healthcare environment including clinical, economic, and policy trends.
• Knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations about worker health and safety.
• Utilize verbal, and non-verbal written communication and interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships.
• Problem solves and appropriately confronts issues including immediate on-site visits to resolve issues/conflict.
• Knowledge of accounting and budgeting theory and practices.
• Ability to make independent judgments and to act on decisions daily. Ability to work for long periods without direction.
• Ability to prioritize own work and the work of staff as needed. Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines.
• Very strong organizational skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
• Strong clinical background with experience in the development and direct delivery of occupational health services.

• Bachelor's Degree; Certification by the NCCPA or similar national certifying body; Completion of a CAAHEP-certified Physician Assistant program. Must be licensed as PA in the State where practicing.
  

• A minimum of five years experience as a clinical provider.

Classified Title: Physician Assistant District Coordinator  
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MH  
Starting Salary Range:  
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: Monay - Friday / Varies 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: SOM Department of Medicine, Occupational Health  
Personnel area: School of Medicine