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Physician Assistant Primary Care PACT (Baraboo)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 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
- →Middleton Veterans Hospital employs Physician Assistants in the Primary Care Service Line.
- →The Physician Assistant is an integral part of the primary care team and is called upon for several important duties.
- →The Physician Assistant (PA) is an individual who is a graduate of an accredited PA program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant(ARC-PA).Medical prescribing privileges for controlled substances can only be granted in accordance with the Federal Controlled Substances Act and applicable regulations.
- →In order to prescribe controlled substances, the health care practitioner's state of licensure or registration must permit him or her to do so.
- →PA's function as agents of their supervising physician within their identified scope of practice.
- →The Primary Care PA assists in preparation of the patient to include but not limited to teaching, accumulating data and medical problems, and as needed, presenting patient-centered discussion of medical problems with his/her supervising Physician.
- →Major duties, but not limited to: Maintain medical record entries which reflect the patient's healthcare.
- →Act as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for all other consultant-specialty services regarding patient care.
- →Ensure that the care is coordinated and communicated to the patient.
- →Provide services as directed to meet the needs of the patient population being served by the medical center.
- →Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by the Madison VA Hospital.
- →Demonstrate the knowledge of the changes associated with aging and possess the ability to provide care based upon physical, psycho/social, cultural, safety and other age-related factors as noted in the competencies described in departmental and/or until specific policies and procedures.
- →Demonstrate expertise in all elements of the patient's health care process Perform history and physical examinations to industry standard.
- →Perform duties within scope of practice to the standards set forth by the supervising Physician.
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 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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