Physician Assistant- Primary Care

Overview

Summary

Primary duties are to provide Primary Care services to a panel of patients as part of an interprofessional primary care team in the VHA Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model. The incumbent works as part of a primary care team and patient site care team members to provide primary care to Veterans.

• The primary duties of the Physician Assistant
  - Primary Care position include but are not limited to:
  Performing history and physical exams - and appropriately documenting noted findings and recommendations in the medical chart - as part of the Primary Care service
• Provide and coordinate all medical and interventional care for assigned patients in any care setting - including establishing diagnoses - formulating and implementing care plans - writing orders - and follow up care coordination
• Ordering diagnostic studies such as labs - imaging studies - or any other appropriate diagnostic study deemed necessary for patient care
• Ordering consults to other services (ie anesthesia - oncology - surgery - cardiology - pathology - pharmacy - social services - etc.) for patient evaluation and management as deemed necessary for patient care
• Screening patients to determine the need for further health care
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• Ordering patient care supplies
• Writing orders for or prescribing medications
• Provide education and counseling for patients and family members with regards to primary care needs - risks-benefits-alternatives - preventive care - medical conditions - and ongoing-future treatment plans
• Maintains patient records and files
• Follow HIPPA guidelines regarding patient information
• Other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule:
  
  7:30AM-4:00PM
• Compressed/Flexible:
  Not Available
• Telework:
  Not Available
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized

• Pay:
  Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
• 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)
• Liciensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• CME:
  Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
• Malpractice:
  Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Contract:
  
  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting