Primary Care Physician Assistant - Maplewood Community Care Clinic

Summary

The Maplewood Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) has an opening for a full-time Physician Assistant. CBOCs within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System provide care to Veterans near their home town and serve over 18,000 Veterans throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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)
• Licensure: 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
• This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Approval - award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application
• The EDRP Coordinator(s) can be reached at VHAVISN
  23ED
  RP
• Scope of Practice Core Elements:
  The PA is authorized to perform the following tasks on a regular and ongoing basis for the care of the Primary Care patient assigned to the PA and veterans enrolled in the VA Health Care System
• These duties may be performed without specific prior discussion with the collaborating physician:
  Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations
• Documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record - and writing patient orders on assigned patients
• Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients in the primary care setting - including establishing diagnoses - formulating and implementing care plans - and providing follow-up care
• Evaluating outpatients to determine the need for further health care and refer accordingly
• Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests - such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Computerized Tomography (CT) scans - etc
• Carrying out health promotion - disease prevention - and patient education activities according to CDC and VA guidelines
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• Ordering ancillary services such as pharmacy - social services - physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies - prosthetic services - etc
• Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and MVAHCS policy and procedures
• Ordering patient care supplies
• Writing orders for - or prescribing medications
• Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• Performing minor procedures such as suturing - simple dermatology procedures and joint injections based on competency validation
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday - administrative days