Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

The Brooklyn and South Bronx Job Corps Academies are federally funded training facility for youth between the ages of 16 and 24. The Academies are operated for the United States Department of Labor by ResCare, Inc.

The Brooklyn and South Bronx Job Corps Centers are accepting bids for a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant licensed by the state of New York to provide Subcontract Medical Services.

These services will include working in conjunction with the center Physician in the development, implementation and monitoring of the total center health and wellness program and providing direct medical services to students. Approved candidate must provide malpractice insurance for medical services.

This is a contract position that will be awarded for four (4) hours a week for Brooklyn and five (5) hours a week for the South Bronx starting on April 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.

Please mail proposals to the Purchasing Department at Brooklyn Job Corps, 585 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 for Brooklyn or email proposals to [email protected]. Written proposals must be received by 4:00 pm Tuesday March 17, 2015.

Scope of Work:

Provide services that will include, but will not be limited to, those health and wellness services specified in the Job Corps Federal Regulations (Title 20 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 638.510) in the Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH) Chapter 6, and applicable Technical Assistance Guides (TAGs). These services include:

1. The development, implementation, and monitoring of the center health and wellness program, to help students become and stay employed, including:

• Advising the center director and health services staff on all medical and health related matters. This shall include staffing requirements; the advisability of medical separations, including the furnishing of diagnosis, prognosis, and recommendations for future care; the utilization and cost of services; the personalization of patient care; and any other health areas deemed appropriate by the center physician assistant and the center director.

• Consulting with center staff on ordering, accounting for, and safeguarding health equipment, supplies, and medications.

• With due regard for Job Corps requirements, the center physician assistant will prioritize health needs and set program direction accordingly. To accomplish this, the center physician assistant should confer with the health and wellness manager (HWM), the center dentist, and center mental health consultant (CMHC), and meet with the center director or administrative officer on a monthly basis to review policies and expenditures for that period and establish restraints, if necessary, to stay within budgetary guidelines. The center physician assistant may involve the regional health specialists in this process, if needed.

• Developing a system to promote the coordination and integration of the health components (medical, oral health, mental health, environmental health, and health education) with other center activities. This will be done in cooperation with the HWM, center dentist, and CMHC.

• Providing advice and assistance to health education instructors on the implementation of the health and wellness program and promoting health and wellness outside the clinic walls (i.e., out on center) to enhance employability of the total student population.

• Ensuring the maintenance, confidentiality, and safeguarding of all health records.

• Issuing and maintaining signed and dated standing orders for medical care in accordance with the Health Care Guidelines TAG.

• Staying current on Job Corps policies and procedures via frequent communication with the center's HWM, review of the Job Corps Health and Wellness website and participation in monthly national center physician teleconferences.

2. Providing direct medical services to students, including:

• A cursory medical inspection for each student within the first 48 hours after arrival on center, and a definitive medical examination and health history of each student within 14 days of arrival on center. The medical examination will include the interpretation of all routine laboratory tests. Although much of this work may be delegated, the center physician assistant maintains the ultimate responsibility for the quality of work performed.

• Diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury, including the center physician assistant's availability on center for acute illness and injury visits.

• Arrangements for preventive immunizations and detection and control of communicable diseases as specified in PRH-6 and the Immunization and Communicable Disease Control TAG.

• Provision of all necessary referrals for specialist and institutional care and assisting in reviewing follow up information from such off-center referrals.

• Providing a system of 24-hour emergency back-up coverage/referral.

REQUIREMENTS

• Current license as ARNP in New York.
• Graduation from an approved Master of Science in Nursing Nurse Practitioner  Program.
• Satisfies the requirements of the New York Department of Professional Regulation Board of Nursing (Chapter 21 O-11).
• Minimum of 2 years work experience as a Nurse Practitioner or five years RN nursing experience;
• Must be registered on the SAM.gov Website
• Must complete Vendor Packet. Which consist of the following items:
• New Vendor Form. DUN# Section is a priority.
• W-9 Form
• Non-Conflict of Interest
• Terms & Conditions and
• Anti-Bribery Form-Sign in the Approval Box

Inquiries and responses to this request should be directed to:

Barbara Kimbrough
Purchasing Agent
Brooklyn Job Corps Academy
585 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11205
718-623-4060 PH
718-623-9561 FX
[email protected]

ALL CONTRACT ACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCEDURES AND MANDATES OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER. THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THIS IS A SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY.