What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant - Primary Care position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
The Physician Assistant (PA) assigned to Primary Care Service is responsible to the Chief - Primary Care - or designee. The PA works collaboratively with other health care professionals to accomplish patient - service - medical center - and VISN goals.
Duties
The Physician Assistant (PA) assigned to Primary Care Service is responsible to the Chief - Primary Care - or designee. The PA works collaboratively with other health care professionals to accomplish patient - service - medical center - and VISN goals.
Duties
- This role is flexible based on the needs of Primary Care and the Facility - although PC Leadership will collaborate with the Provider to determine best fit for them - whether it be managing a PACT Team full time or acting in a Gap Provider capacity where they may manage PACT Teams short or long term - see walk in's from the assigned PACT or as a daily function - or as assigned
- PC Leadership will determine the need and placement of all providers
- This may be in face to face roles at the local facility - completing telephone and video appointments at the local facility or at other facilities as needs arise
- All roles are subject to change depending on the need or changes within the facility assigned and may include covering teams virtually at other facilities - if the need arises to ensure Veterans needs are put first
- The PA must Display leadership and an exceptional degree of competence
- Be the clinical leader of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
- Facilitate communication with PACT Team & VA Employees
- Participate in team daily huddles as per PACT Training
- Complete PACT Training and TMS training timely
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- Performs and records history and physical examinations and records data from clinic visits
- Enters progress notes in CPRS and completes action required encounters in a timely manner
- Orders diagnostic tests - medications - laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient
- Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted protocols - physician supervisor recommendations or standing orders
- Exhibits leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts and findings from research and/or studies
- Participates with the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care
- Prescribes medications according to approved formulary - and in accordance with OBVAMC credentialing - Federal and State Law - and VHA Regulations
- Processes view alerts and all other patient notifications in a timely manner - critical alert within 48 hours - and moderate alerts within 14 days
- Generally - does not allow view alerts and other notifications to exceed accumulation of more than 500
- RFS completion per policy
- Effectively addresses abnormal alert values
- Educates patients concerning medical conditions and recommended treatments
- (Specific topics include nutritional counseling - need for smoking cessation - need for periodic immunizations and health screening tests - and other preventive health measures)
- Consistently demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and treating seriously ill multisymptomatic patients
- Consults other specialties as appropriate for patient management - according to service agreements
- Performs approved procedures when indicated as approved by scope of practice
- Performs duties necessary to maintain the life of patients under the PAS care
- These procedures can include resuscitative measures such as Basic Life Support - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (as certified)
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Unavailable Telework: May be available on a AD HOC basis Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Salary : $96,386 - $156,602