Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant – Occupational Medicine

Compa Industries is searching for qualified candidates for a Physician Assistant – Occupational Medicine position supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM.

Salary: $60/hr – $70/hr, depending on experience

Location: Los Alamos, NM – Onsite

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship may be required based on site access and security requirements

Work Schedule: 3x12 Night Shifts or Weekends

Clearance/Access: Must be able to meet LANL access and security requirements

Position Type: Full-Time

🚫 Mandatory Experience Requirement – Read Before Applying

Candidates must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• Must be Board Certified PA-C through the NCCPA.
• Must be licensed to practice medicine by the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners.
• Must hold a current New Mexico pharmacy license.
• Must hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license.
• Must have 2–5 years of recent clinical experience in occupational medicine; or
• Must have 2–5 years of recent clinical experience in a related clinical field such as family medicine, emergency medicine, urgent care, internal medicine, or sports medicine.
• Must be able to work 3x12 night shifts or weekend shifts.
• Must be comfortable working onsite in a mission-driven, highly regulated environment.

Impact

The Physician Assistant will support Laboratory occupational physicians by providing high-quality clinical care to employees in a complex national laboratory environment. This position plays an important role in supporting employee health, workplace safety, injury care, patient disposition, return-to-work decisions, and mission continuity.

The selected candidate will function as a fully qualified, career-oriented medical professional with strong clinical judgment, occupational medicine knowledge, and the ability to evaluate and resolve a wide range of clinical and workplace health concerns. This role is ideal for a PA-C with occupational medicine, urgent care, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family medicine, sports medicine, industrial medicine, or employee health experience.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Assist Laboratory occupational physicians in evaluating, treating, and supporting employees with occupational and clinical health concerns.
• Carry out treatments in accordance with clinical protocols, physician direction, and applicable medical standards.
• Determine and arrange proper patient dispositions, including follow-up care, referrals, work restrictions, return-to-work guidance, or emergency escalation when needed.
• Identify, evaluate, and help correct workplace medical issues impacting employee health, safety, and readiness.
• Counsel and educate employees on health-related issues, occupational health requirements, injury prevention, wellness, and workplace medical concerns.
• Support clinical decision-making through review of patient history, symptoms, occupational exposure concerns, clinical findings, and medical data.
• Provide practical resolutions to a diverse range of complex clinical and occupational medicine issues.
• Collaborate with occupational physicians, clinical staff, safety professionals, industrial hygiene, workers’ compensation teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Support workplace injury evaluations, medical surveillance activities, exposure-related concerns, and employee health programs.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential medical documentation.
• Apply sound clinical judgment in selecting treatment approaches, determining next steps, and making recommendations.
• Work independently under limited direction while receiving general guidance on new assignments.
• Support organizational health, safety, and occupational medicine goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Board certified PA-C through the NCCPA.
• Licensed to practice medicine by the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners.
• Current New Mexico pharmacy license.
• Current DEA license.
• Working knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in occupational medicine with 2–5 years of recent clinical experience; or
• Working knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in a clinically related field such as family medicine, emergency/urgent care medicine, internal medicine, or sports medicine with 2–5 years of recent clinical experience.
• Ability to evaluate patient conditions, recommend appropriate treatment, and support patient disposition decisions.
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to resolve complex patient-care issues.
• Excellent communication, counseling, and patient education skills.
• Ability to work independently under limited direction.
• Ability to work 3x12 night shifts or weekend shifts.
• Ability to support onsite work in Los Alamos, NM.

Desired Skills

• Prior occupational medicine experience in an industrial, laboratory, DOE, government, manufacturing, construction, emergency response, or high-hazard work environment.
• Experience supporting return-to-work evaluations, work restrictions, injury care, exposure assessments, medical surveillance, or workplace health programs.
• Experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, sports medicine, employee health, or workers’ compensation settings.
• Experience working with occupational physicians, safety teams, industrial hygiene, employee health, or case management teams.
• Strong understanding of workplace health risks, injury prevention, employee wellness, and occupational health compliance.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.
• Experience handling sensitive medical information with professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Strong documentation, organization, follow-through, and independent decision-making skills.
• Comfortable supporting employees in a mission-critical environment where safety, accuracy, and sound judgment are essential.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Physician Assistant certification and licensure required.
• 2–5 years of recent clinical experience in occupational medicine or a related clinical field required.
• Related clinical fields may include family medicine, emergency medicine, urgent care, internal medicine, or sports medicine.
• Current New Mexico medical, pharmacy, and DEA licensure required.

Work Environment

This position is onsite in Los Alamos, NM and supports occupational medicine services for Laboratory employees. The role may involve night shift or weekend coverage using a 3x12 schedule.

The selected candidate must be comfortable working in a professional clinical environment supporting employee health, workplace medical concerns, injury care, return-to-work decisions, and mission-critical operations.

Why Work at COMPA Industries?

We strive to provide careers, not just jobs, for our employees. We invest in and serve the communities where we work and live. We provide best-in-class administrative, professional, and technical services to solve complex problems and meet customer mission-critical objectives.

For over 30 years, Compa has been a trusted partner in progress. We combine decades of technical expertise with a forward-thinking spirit, supporting complex missions alongside the brightest minds in science, engineering, operations, and health services. Join us, and don’t just build your career — help support the workforce behind a critical national security mission.

COMPA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

No recruiting agencies, third-party vendors, or C2C arrangements, please.