Physician Assistant

About the Position:

This position is based in the Orthopedics Department at Naval Hospital Beaufort in South Carolina. The hospital delivers comprehensive medical, surgical, and urgent care services to active-duty Navy and Marine Corps personnel, retired service members, and their families.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

• Secures health and medical history from the patient.
• Prescribes for and treats a variety of diseases, disorders and injuries.
• Provides preoperative and postoperative care.
• Evaluates the total health care needs of patients and develops plans to meet patients' needs.
• Plans with other professionals and agencies involved in providing medical care services to patients and their family members, and coordinates the care provided.
• Participates in all required Performance Improvement activities including periodic medical record peer review and Clinical Activity File review.
• Supports medical readiness by performing periodic health assessments, deployment health assessments, separation physicals, commissioning physicals, and retirement physicals.
• Writes discharge orders, completes and dictates discharge summary, and provides patient treatment and follow-up for specialty patient population.
• Perform medical screening examinations.
• Provide consultation, teaching, and coordination with patients and their family members of treatment and medical care.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 3 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• In accordance with Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 1402.5, Child Care National Agency Check and Inquiries (CNACI) background investigations are required for all individuals who have regular contact with children under 18 years of age.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random drug testing, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• This position requires the employee to obtain Hepatitis B immunizations and Tuberculosis testing unless exempt by physician. Employee will be required to wear and use personal protective equipment as required and provided by the employer.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position requires the incumbent to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
• The incumbent may be required to work on any day or shift, including night, weekends, holidays, or on an “on call” basis, necessary to meet mission requirements.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.