Summary

The Physician Assistant provides direct patient care at an appropriate level of competence and independence. The programmatic responsibility for VN-03 Physician Assistant is unique and differs by specialty. The individual performs a variety of clinical activities and functions. The individuals' professional practice is characterized by assignments in clinical - administrative - educational and/or research areas.

Duties

• If selected at the entry level - responsibilities will have more oversight from your team's Supervising Surgeon
• Major duties include but not limited to: Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations
• Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients in any 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
• 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
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• Ordering ancillary services - such as - pharmacy - social services - physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies - prosthetic services - etc
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• Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures
• Ordering patient care supplies
• Writing orders for or prescribing medications
• Admitting and discharging patients in consultation with - and on behalf of - the collaborating physician - obtaining admission history and performing physical examinations - conducting patient rounds - documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record - and writing patient orders on assigned patients
• The PA may be delegated the responsibility of documenting operative notes if present for the procedure - but the operative surgeon must review and co-sign the note
• They may also be delegated the task of documenting the discharge summary - but the collaborating physician must write a discharge note - or co-sign the discharge summary written by the PA in accordance with The Joint Commission standards that are applicable
• Assisting in Surgical Procedures
• Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• Performs other duties as assigned
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday - 8:00 to 4:30 pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized