DEPT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Our vision is to make Arizona’s community safer by delivering effective rehabilitative services to the young

people entrusted to our care.

The mission of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is to provide the young people in our care with
evidence-based rehabilitative services that enhance their well-being and equip them with the skills and

resources they need to thrive as successful members of society

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Job Location:

ADOBE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL

2800 WEST PINNACLE PEAK ROAD

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85027

https://adjc.az.gov/

Posting Details:

SALARY: $84,823.00 - $119,511.00 - $154,198.00*

*SALARY DEPENDENT UPON EXPERIENCE

Grade: 29

CLOSING DATE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

 

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is seeking a Physician Assistant who will oversee the
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program for Health Services while working under the supervision of
the ADJC Medical Director or designee, in close collaboration with other health professionals working for
ADJC Health Services, to optimize health care delivery to the juvenile population at Adobe Mountain School.
The Physician Assistant will promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement throughout the
organization. Under the guidance of the ADJC Medical Director, the primary responsibility of the Physician
Assistant is to design and implement a robust quality improvement strategy aligned with ADJC’s goals and
objectives. This includes ensuring that ADJC maintains CQI processes and documentation, including
conducting root cause analysis efforts and implementing corrective actions, when necessary.

Job Duties:

The Job Duties of the Physician Assistant are:
-Responsible for providing guidance to members of a multidisciplinary team, with a variety of backgrounds
in correctional healthcare including nursing, mental health, utilization management, and administration
-Ensure the team’s alignment with the overall strategy, providing guidance, support and training to team
members
-Developing a monitoring program and providing oversight of CQI studies, consistent with ADJC policies
and procedures and National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC) Standards
-Will be a physician assistant with an active license. In addition to administrative duties, the job will include
evaluating and treating juvenile patients at Adobe Mountain School
-After-hours on-call duties are part of the job requirements. The overall time spent on clinical duties will
vary from week to week but will comprise approximately 30% of the Physician Assistant’s total work
hours
-The Physician Assistant will be responsible for communicating regularly with ADJC
Medical Director or designee through in-person meetings, virtual meetings and email. This includes status
updates on CQI study development and progression, including any challenges encountered
-Also provides recommendations on updates to existing clinical practice guidelines and policies and
procedures as assigned by the ADJC Medical Director or Designee
-The Physician Assistant performs other duties as assigned by the ADJC Medical
Director or designee

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
-Principles and practices of correctional health care management and supervision as set forth by the United
  States Constitution and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
-Personnel and administrative procedures
-Federal laws and State laws relative to licensed and/or certified health care staff, as well as general staff
-Procedures analysis and policy development
-Laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to the administration of inmate medical, mental
  health and dental care
-Action plan development
-Principles and practices of quality assurance
-Project planning development and implementation strategies
-Principles of fiscal management including a budget, procurement and outside contracting
-Computer skill in Microsoft Suite, Google Suite and the Department standardized databases

Skill in:
-Verbal and written communication
-Organization and time management
-Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships as applied to internal and external