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Physician Assistant - Gynecology - Surgical Service
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Albuquerque, NM $114K – $195K Apply by Jun 25, 2026 Physician Assistant ENFJESFJISFJ Healthcare
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The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) Gynecology - Surgical Service Service is seeking qualified Physician Assistant applicants to join our team!
What You'll Do
- →The Physician Assistant (PA) in Surgical Service GYN Surgery.
- →The PA is a credentialed health care professional who provides patient-centered medical care to assigned patients as a member of a health care team and who is authorized to practice with defined levels of autonomy and to exercise independent medical decision making within their scope of practice.
- →Duties include but not limited to the following: 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 in accordance with policy.
- →Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures for which the PA is responsible.
- →The PA's Scope of Practice must authorize obtaining informed consent for the treatment or procedure being performed.
Requirements
- ✓All qualified candidates 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 identification 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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