What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant Primary Care position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. This is an open continuous ad and candidates will be referred until filled.
Duties
The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. This is an open continuous ad and candidates will be referred until filled.
Duties
- The PA practices general medicine with a focus on community-based outpatient clinical care
- Approximately 90% of the PA's time is dedicated to developing and maintaining an interdisciplinary approach to the direct care of general medicine clinic patients
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- The PA independently follows his own panel of general medicine patients - functioning as their primary care provider
- This primary care/gatekeeper's role is incumbent with a high degree of responsibility and independence
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- The location of the CBOC away from the Medical Center means that the PA's assessment skills and breadth of knowledge must be superior
- In addition - the employee must be a highly effective communicator to negotiate with consultants at the Fargo VA HCS regarding the triaging of patients he refers to
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- Provider will be required to be a designated women's provider and complete the mandatory VHA training
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- Providers may be required to travel to the CBOC's or provide gap coverage as determined by the supervisor
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- All providers will meet the work relative value unit (RVU's) as determined by the national office for primary care providers
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- Typical work hours are Monday to Friday 8-4.30 PM
- Alternative work hours - if desired - should be agreed upon at the time of joining
- Each full-time provider is required to work a minimum of 80 hrs
- per pay period (every two weeks) unless on leave status
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- Providers will need to act as surrogates for the patients of their colleagues - when one or more of their colleagues are on leave
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- Alternative or collateral duties may include management of a subsection of primary care patients - the subsection may be defined either by a disease status (e.g
- spinal cord injury patients) - or demographic status (women veterans - OIF/OEF veterans - employees etc.)
- Typically - these duties are designated at the time of joining but occasionally during employment - participation in special projects pertinent to assigned section may be necessary as the projects become available through strategic or other initiatives
- Primary providers in the outpatient setting are typically assigned a panel of patients to manage
- Panel size currently is determined by utilizing VHA PCMM software
- Panel size is determined at the National level - through a complex formula which extracts local information regarding the acuity of assigned patients - available support staff - and the number of exam rooms
- Each provider's panel size is specific to their practice and setting
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- All other duties as assigned
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- Clinical reminders should be addressed as medically appropriate
- Quality of care should be able to always meet professional standards
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 0800 - 1630
Salary : $100,336 - $160,588