Physician Assistant (General Surgery)

Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications and subsequent cut-off dates are on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
• 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
• CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The Physician Assistant (PA) will work closely with their respective team and assist in the management of patients
• They will be responsible for providing and coordinating care for assigned patients including assessments - ordering appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies - consulting and referring to physicians and other health care members as appropriate
• The PA must also be able to perform independent direct patient care - including but not limited to history-taking - physical exams - and progress notes for orthopedic patients
• PA's practice with clinical oversight - consultation - and input by a designated collaborating physician
• Although PA's are not Licensed Independent Practitioners - they are authorized to practice with defined levels of autonomy and exercise independent medical decision making within their scope of practice
• The General Surgery Physician Assistant will practice medicine as a member of a team with their Supervising Surgeon
• Major Duties/Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to: Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations
• 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
• Evaluating outpatients to determine the need for further health care
• Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests - such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Computerized Tomography (CT) scans - etc
• Carrying out health promotion - disease prevention - and patient education activities
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• Ordering ancillary services - such as - pharmacy - social services - physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies - prosthetic services - etc
• 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
• Ordering patient care supplies
• Writing orders for or prescribing medications (see paragraph c
• of this App) Admitting and discharging patients in consultation with - and on behalf of - the collaborating physician - obtaining admission history
• Performing physical examinations - conducting patient rounds - documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record - and writing patient orders on assigned patients
• Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures for which the PA is responsible
• Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• PAs may prescribe or order all medications listed in the VA National Formulary consistent with the PA's level of prescribing authority and practice setting
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm
• Subject to change based on the needs of the agency.