PA - Primary Care | EDRP Eligible | Veteran Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Mountain Home (ID); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation incentives

EDRP eligible

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Boise/Mountain Home area is seeking a Physician Assistant for primary care within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).

You will provide direct patient care, collaborate with an expanded healthcare team, and support both outpatient and inpatient services for veterans. Your duties include performing histories and examinations, prescribing within scope, ordering tests, and coordinating preventive care.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial histories and physical examinations on outpatients
• Provides ongoing outpatient and inpatient care for assigned patients
• Prescribes medications within defined scope of practice
• Orders diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, X-rays, and electrocardiograms (EKGs)
• Reviews need for and orders health promotion and disease prevention activities
• Initiates, responds to, and expedites requests for consultations, special tests, and studies
• Provides education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and prescribed treatments
• Supervising physician reviews and countersigns at least 10% of all progress notes
• Works as a member of an expanded healthcare team to oversee and coordinate medical care for Veterans using the PACT model
• May occasionally work alone but can request assistance from other medical staff when needed
• Back-up services available in Emergency Room, surgery, psychiatry, and subspecialties
• Attends staff, team, and committee meetings; completes peer review evaluations
• Time may be provided outside assigned shifts to complete this work
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available
• This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Boise/Mountain Home area is seeking a Physician Assistant for primary care within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).

You will provide direct patient care, collaborate with an expanded healthcare team, and support both outpatient and inpatient services for veterans. Your duties include performing histories and examinations, prescribing within scope, ordering tests, and coordinating preventive care.