Physician Assistant

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is seeking a Physician Assistant to support medical history collection, prescribing medications, and determining appropriate treatment for patients. The role requires US citizenship and ARC-PA accredited education with NCCPA certification.

Applicants must hold an active PA license in the United States or a territory and have at least one year of qualifying experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent, with no substitution of education for

Qualifications

• Graduation from an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program.
• Successful NCCPA certification with CME/recertification requirements.
• Active, full, unrestricted PA license in a US state, DC, PR, or US territory.
• Substitution of education for experience is not permitted for this vacancy.
• GS-12 level requires one full year of PA experience including history, prescribing, and determining treatment.

Responsibilities

• Obtain patient medical history and document findings.
• Prescribe medications and determine appropriate medical treatment.
• Provide direct patient care as part of the defense health system.

Skills

Medical history collection

Clinical decision making

Communication with patients

Education

ARC-PA accredited PA program

NCCPA certification

Current PA license in US/territories

Job description

About the Position: This position falls under Defense Health Agency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Directorate of Medicine and requires obtaining patient medical history, prescribing medication and determining appropriate medical treatment.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirements for Physician Assistant:

• Education: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Certification: Successful completion of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and re-certification.
• Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• Exemption: You are exempt from the license requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0603 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.
• GS-12 Experience: A minimum of one full year of work experience as a certified physician assistant which includes obtaining patient medical history; prescribing medication; and determining appropriate medical treatment. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.