Physician Assistant - Surgery

Overview

This is an Open Continuous Announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until September 30, 2026.

• The Physician Assistant (PA) will work closely with their respective team and assist in the management of orthopedic patients. They will be responsible for providing and coordinating orthopedic care for assigned patients including assessments, ordering appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies, consulting and referring to physicians and other health care members as appropriate.
• The PA must also be able to perform independent direct patient care, including but not limited to history-taking, physical exams, and progress notes for orthopedic patients.
• PA s practice with clinical oversight, consultation, and input by a designated collaborating physician. Although PAs are not Licensed Independent Practitioners, they are authorized to practice with defined levels of autonomy and exercise independent medical decision making within their scope of practice.

• Benefits: VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
• Compressed/Flexible:
  Authorized.
• Telework:
  Not authorized.
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Authorized.
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday
  - Friday:
  Rotational, on call. Work schedule subject to change based on agency need.

• PA practice with clinical oversight, consultation, and input by a designated collaborating physician; PA is not a Licensed Independent Practitioner but is authorized to practice with defined levels of autonomy and exercise independent medical decision making within their scope of practice.
• Ability to perform independent direct patient care including history-taking, physical exams, and progress notes for orthopedic patients.