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Physician Assistant - Cardiology (Togus)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →This Physician Assistant (Cardiology) position is a full-time, 40 hour a week position located with the Cardiology Service Line at the VA Togus Healthcare System in Augusta, Maine.
- →This is a full-time position at 40 hours per week.
- →NOTE: This multi-discipline recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, and Physicians.
- →Nurse Practitioner Posting: CBTD-12960769-26-CC Physicians: CBTD-12958518-26-CC VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Obtain a pertinent history and physical examination, ordering appropriate ancillary diagnostic testing to support or refute a diagnosis or to follow the course of an illness or diagnosis.
- →Conduct regular, pharmaceutical, nuclear and echocardiographic exercise stress tests.
- →May interpret Holter studies with physician review.
- →May interrogate pacemakers with physician review.
- →Wound care and debridement.
- →Care and flushing of venous access devices.
- →Drawing blood from peripheral veins or venous access devises.
- →Provide medical treatment with the supervising physician.
- →Orders are written for diagnostic studies, treatment, transfer, and leaves of absence.
- →Assess established outpatients and will document appropriate progress notes and order appropriate tests.
Requirements
- ✓All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
- ✓Open to U.S.
- ✓Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
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