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Physician Assistant, Hematology and Oncology Specialty Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
This is a full-time clinical position involving the provision of Hematology/Oncology services. The incumbent must demonstrate leadership, strong clinical and physical assessment skills. Hematology/Oncology experience preferred but not required.
What You'll Do
- →This vacancy will be filled with either a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner.
- →The Physician Assistant (PA) works in close collaboration with the Hematology/Oncology and general medicine section chiefs, staff physicians, other PAs and NPs, Hematology/Oncology nursing staff, Hematology/Oncology fellows, residents, students, and other health professions trainees (HPT).
- →Clinical duties: The core elements for a PA Scope of Practice may 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.
- →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.
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 evaluation/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
Job ID: 496ac0e7-9607-446f-8953-6e7465283e58
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