Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties

• The incumbent works effectively with other health care providers and interdisciplinary health care teams to deliver cost effective - quality health care for both inpatients and outpatients
• The Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible and accountable for providing - and assuring provision of direct patient centered care to individuals - and accurately assesses patients - effectively intervenes during critical - emergency - or crisis situations
• The Physician Assistant (PA) participates - as an agent of the collaborating physician - in primary care clinics - specialty clinics - inpatient medical coverage - and compensation and pension examinations as needed
• The PA delivers holistic and comprehensive patient focused services as the agent of the specialty service - utilizing the medial processes which includes: Assessment - Diagnosis - Planning - Implementation and Evaluation - and modification based upon the response to the plan of care
• Serves as an agent of the specialty service - prescribing and monitoring the implementation of pharmacological and other methods of management for health promotion
• The PA clinical responsibilities include - but may not be limited to: - Performing initial histories and physical examinations on inpatients and outpatients
• All admitting inpatient history and physical exams will be reviewed and countersigned by a physician
• - Provides ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients
• - Performing periodic physical examination on nursing home - residential - and domiciliary residents
• - Screening outpatients to determine need for further care
• - Prescribing medications within defined scope of practice
• - Orders diagnostic studies (such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms - etc.) - Carry out health promotion and disease prevention activities
• - Draws blood specimens for testing and performing other comparable lab procedures - if needed
• - Initiates and expedites requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies
• - Make interim summaries of the patient's medical record
• - Initiates requests for consultation services with other VA and Non-VA services - with supervisory approval
• - Accumulation - correlation - and presentation of the above data to the physician responsible for the patient
• - Venipuncture and arterial puncture
• - Visual screen tests
• - Performance of standard 12 lead resting electrocardiogram
• - Formulate and recommend tentative diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic regimens for the physician's consideration - including possible hospitalization
• - Implementing diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic regimens after the approval of the physician
• - Referral to other medical subspecialties with approval of the responsible physician
• - Prescribe medication in accordance with VACO policy using the VA North Texas Health Care System approved Formulary - excluding schedule 111-V narcotics and controlled substances
• Medications will be given to manage neurosurgery conditions of outpatients and inpatients
• - Make daily rounds to observe and record patient's medical progress - updating and summarizing medical records - changing orders when appropriate and notifying responsible physician's of signification changes in the patient's condition
• - Evaluate patients from Ambulatory Care clinics as needed
• - Assist in the OR and perform duties as designated by responsible physician
• - Initiate appropriate consults to other services
• - Perform injection and aspiration procedures as designated by responsible physician
• - Perform PPM tests
• - Education and evaluation of health care students - to include Physician Assistant students
• - Evaluation of new consults with faculty and fellows
• - Provides history and physical examinations for preoperative patients
• - Provides postoperative evaluations - wound check - removal of sutures and staples for stable patients
• Other duties as assigned
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 07:00am-04:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for EDRP incentive
• Contact VISN17EDRP2@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized