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Physician Assistant - Urology
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
Come Join Our Team! The Physician Assistant (PA) - Urology position is located at the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia within the Department of Surgery. The PA is responsible for providing continuity of patient care to VA beneficiaries. The PA shall assist the Surgical Care Service Line to perform the requirements as specified in the Scope of Practice.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: The PA shall act as a liaison between the in-patient hospital wards, in-patient VA beneficiaries, resident physicians and attending physicians to provide continuity of care during their stay: admissions, length of stay, and discharge.
- →Assist and facilitate the admission process, daily rounds with residents/attendings, act as a liaison between hospital ward and residents/attendings, and facilitate the discharge process for the veteran, which includes clinic appointments, home going medications, and prosthetic items.
- →Assist Surgical Residents and Attending Surgeons in performing complete evaluations on VA patients in both the in-patient and out-patient settings.
- →Ordering and interpreting appropriate lab, x-ray, and special studies.
- →Establishing a working diagnosis based upon acquired data and developing a treatment plan for surgical and medical conditions in accordance with current surgical practice and in conjunction with the surgical residents and attending surgeons.
- →Implement therapeutic intervention and provide appropriate follow-up care.
- →Exercise judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation· by the supervising surgeon or other healthcare professionals.
- →Perform complete pre-operative History & Physicals on surgical patients, identifying and alerting the Residents/Attending Surgeons to any disqualifying conditions that present.
- →Conduct hospital rounds on a daily basis of all ward and ICU patients.
- →Evaluate care and order appropriate labs, special studies, IVs, diet, and therapeutic interventions required.
- →In conjunction with the Surgeon, formulate and implement discharge planning and clinical follow-up, and assist the surgical residents on dictating discharge summaries.
- →Evaluate and provide appropriate intervention (in conjunction with supervising Surgeon and Surgical Residents) for ER and nursing home patients consulted for surgical conditions.
- →Assist surgeons of the Department of Surgery and it's sub-specialties in the operating room with the completion of operative procedures.
- →Function as first assistant and procedures, including Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, and General Surgery.
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.
- ✓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: 9c886bfd-4647-495b-9aa6-71d62a2684a3
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