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Physician Assistant - Primary Care (Togus)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 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
- →NOTE: This multi-discipline recruitment will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, and Physicians.
- →Physician Assistant Posting: CBTD-13026523-26-CC Nurse Practitioner Posting: CBTD-13026050-26-CC Physicians Posting: CBTD-13026391-26-CC VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →The PA will be fully qualified and certified to function in a clinical role and in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the VA Togus Healthcare System (VATHCS).
- →This individual is delegated the authority and responsibility in his/her area of expertise to assume major clinical, consultative, educational, research, and administrative duties and assignments related to the examination of claimants filing compensation and pension claims.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations on inpatients and outpatients Admitting and discharging patients in consultation with, and on behalf of, the collaborating physician.
- →Carrying out health promotion, disease prevention, and patient education activities.
- →Dictating discharge summaries.
- →The collaborating physician must countersign the discharge summary.
- →Document operative notes if the PA was present for the procedure.
- →The operative surgeon must review and co-sign the note.
- →Evaluating outpatients to determine the need for further health care.
- →Participation and documentation of Life Sustaining Treatment Goals of Therapy discussions, including DNR/DNAR orders Making daily rounds to observe and record each patient's medical progress, updating and summarizing medical records, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of significant changes in the patient's condition.
- →Obtain and document informed consent for treatments and procedures for which the PA is responsible.
- →Ordering ancillary services, such as, pharmacy, social services, physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies, prosthetic services, etc.
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
Job ID: 4729933e-2a9d-4e57-b257-95ff38841189
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