Physician Assistant

Job Description

Description:

We are seeking Physician Assistants to join our team at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC! You will be given the opportunity to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans!

About VA Fayetteville Coastal Healthcare System: The Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care provides health care services to approximately 80,000 Veterans in a 19-county area of southeastern North Carolina. Our facilities include the Fayetteville VA Medical Center, two health care centers—one in Fayetteville and one in Wilmington, 9 outpatient clinics. The VA Fayetteville Coastal Healthcare System provides you with exceptional care that improves the health and well-being of Veterans. Our teams work in an integrated environment that supports learning, discovery, and continuous improvement.

Duties:

Performs and records history and physical examinations and records date from clinic visits. Enters progress notes in CPRS and completes required encounters in a timely manner as per hospital policy.

Orders diagnostic tests, medications, laboratory tests and consultations as is medically relevant for the patient. Interprets and applies findings to make a medical diagnosis and proper disposition of patient.

Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted medical standards.

Exhibits leadership in initiating changes in patient care programs based on current concepts, and findings from research, studies and best practices.

Prescribed medications including controlled substances according to approved formulary and in accordance with Federal and State Law and VHA Regulations.

Processes View alerts and all other patient notifications in a timely manner and addresses abnormal alert values per hospital policy. Do not allow view alerts and other notifications to exceed accumulation of more than 100.

Educates patients and employees concerning medical conditions and recommended treatment. Specific topics include Whole Health, general health behaviors, medical reconciliation, need for alcohol and smoking cessation, immunization recommendations, health screening tests and other preventative measures.

Performs approved procedures when indicated and approved by scope of practice.

Performs duties necessary to maintain the life of patients in their care. The procedures include resuscitative measures such as Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support.

Other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: 40-hour tours with variable hours and daysRequirements:

Basic Requirements:

Primary Care Physician Assistants, experienced in the specialty required and has an active certification in the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

English Language Proficiency - proficient in basic written and spoken English.

All candidates must have a current unencumbered license in ANY State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia

All candidates must be currently certified in VHA-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalency and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications from the American Heart Association.

Have a minimum of 5 years of experience within the last five years. VA experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship

Subject to background/security investigation.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Must pass pre-employment physical examination.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)