Summary

The Physician Assistant for Surgery Service provides direct patient care at an appropriate level of competence and independence. The programmatic responsibility for VN-03 Physician Assistant is unique and differs by specialty. The individual performs a variety of clinical activities and functions. For Nurse Practitioner applicant; use https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/836487700

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• The Surgical Physician Assistant will practice medicine as a member of a team with their Supervising Surgeon
• Working as a member of the health care team they will promote and maintain health by providing the following medical services: I
• Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations
• II
• Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients in any care setting - including establishing diagnoses - formulating - and implementing care plans - and providing follow-up care
• III
• Evaluating outpatients to determine the need for further health care
• IV
• Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests - such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Computerized Tomography (CT) scans - etc
• V
• Carrying out health promotion - disease prevention - and patient education activities
• VI
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• VII
• Ordering ancillary services - such as - pharmacy - social services - physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies - prosthetic services - etc
• VIII
• Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures
• IX
• Ordering patient care supplies
• X
• Writing orders for or prescribing medications
• XI
• Admitting and discharging patients in consultation with - and on behalf of - the collaborating physician - obtaining admission history and performing physical examinations - conducting patient rounds - documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record - and writing patient orders on assigned patients
• The PA may be delegated the responsibility of documenting operative notes if present for the procedure - but the operative surgeon must review and co-sign the note
• They may also be delegated the task of documenting the discharge summary - but the collaborating physician must write a discharge note - or co-sign the discharge summary written by the PA in accordance with The Joint Commission standards that are applicable
• XII
• Other patient record entries by PAs - including medical histories - physical examinations - progress notes - service consults - Compensation and Pension evaluations - and patient orders do not require physician co[1]signature unless specifically required by Federal law - VA policy - or the standards of applicable external accrediting bodies
• XIII
• Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures for which the PA is responsible
• XIV
• Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• Work Schedule: 0800-1630 Telework: adhoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory