Physician Assistant; Primary Care

Overview

Promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services under the supervision of a physician. Assesses patient health by interviewing patients and performing physical examination including obtaining - updating - and studying medical histories. The incumbent will perform all work within Primary Care clinics located at the North Battlefield Healthcare Clinic.

• Responsible for comprehensive care to patients with acute or chronic medical conditions
• Clinical expertise in dealing with patients with acute or chronic health illnesses or acute injuries
• Utilizes critical thinking to synthesize and analyze collected data
• Provides care that is patient and family centered - compassionate - appropriate and effective for the promotion of health and treatment of disease across the lifespan
• Utilizes clinical assessments to develop patient centered plans of care which reflect therapeutic - educational - preventative and rehabilitative
• Performs a comprehensive patient assessment including health history - physical examination - evaluations of deviations from the norm and age specific disease screening - immunizations and health counseling
• Formulates differential diagnosis and initiates appropriate intervention based on physical findings
• Determines the need for consultation and referral of patients to specialty services when medically indicated
• Orders and evaluates results of screening and diagnostic tests pertinent to patient complaints and physical findings
• Prescribes non-pharmacological therapies and treatments which include but not limited to prosthetics - colostomy supplies - dressings - diets - etc

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Pay:
  Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
• Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance:
  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday 08- 4:30
• Telework:
  Ad-Hoc as described by agency policy
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized