Corrections Physician Assistant (PA)
Kuna, IDContract$2,867/wkPosted 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Physician Assistant – Corrections provides medical services to incarcerated individuals under a physician’s direction. The role includes collecting and documenting patient data, conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and scheduling laboratory studies, and providing consultations and referrals. Care may span primary care, diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses, and minor procedures.
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Full job description
The Physician Assistant – Corrections provides medical services to incarcerated individuals under the direction of a physician; collects and documents inmate patient data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and provides professional consultations/referrals. In the correctional setting, the Physician Assistant provides direct inmate patient care services in a variety of specialties including primary care, diagnosing, treating common illnesses and performing minor procedures.
Minimum Requirements:
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Bachelor's Degree in Health Science field preferred, may berequired by state regulations or contract specifications
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Physician's Assistant Certificate of Registration or Licensefrom the state Medical Board in practicing state
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Certified as a Physician's Assistant by the NationalCommission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred; may be requiredby state regulations or contract specifications
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One (1) year of experience as a Physician's Assistantstrongly preferred
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1 year of correctional experience preferred.
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BCLS certified required
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ACLS/PALS per state or contract requirements
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Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
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TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
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Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
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Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
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Must be at least 18 years of age
Job Category: Advanced Practitioner
Job Function: Advanced Practitioner | PA | PA - Corrections
Job Type: Travel
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0727
Contract Duration: 12
Pay Rate: $2867 / Week
Date Posted: 2026-11-03
How this job compares
Set against the 7,896 open Physician Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$2,867/wk
- US median$110–167K/yr2,806 salary ranges
- US median$46–90/hr1,920 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 64 open Physician Assistant jobs in Idaho and 7,896 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Idaho
- CVS Health15 open
- St. Luke's Health System13 open
- Trinity Health13 open
- Experience
- Physician Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,127 postings).
- Education
- 2,577 of the 7,896 open Physician Assistant jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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