Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine (Stockton)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP Eligible

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Northern California Health Care System seeks a Physician Assistant to deliver urgent and emergent medical services under physician supervision.

The PA will manage patient care, perform examinations, order tests, and participate in developing treatment plans for patients of all ages in Urgent Care. This OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT remains open until 2026 with periodic cutoffs; telework not available; full-time, site-based in California; EDRP

Job description

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.

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

• **This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30th - 2026
• The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be September 4th - 2026 - with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks
• Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.** VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The purpose of this position is to ensure a high level of healthcare for patients with a wide variety of urgent disorders of low-to high-risk of intensity
• The Physician Assistant (PA) will manage patient care under the auspices - authority and supervision of an assigned Physician provider
• The incumbent will serve as an integral part of the team for the delivery of care
• Orders written by the PA are to be considered as coming from the supervising physician
• Serves as a direct health care provider in the capacity of a credentialed Physician's Assistant to provide primary urgent and emergent medical services to patients of all ages
• The incumbent serves in Urgent Care - Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS)
• Duties include care and management for patients presenting to Urgent Care with responsibility for the independent examination - diagnosis and treatment within personal credentials and privileges delineated by the medical center
• Major duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent performs a variety of professional direct health care clinical duties within Urgent Care
• Assignments include a wide range of activities including assessing - planning - evaluating and modifying the plan of acute and chronically ill patients
• Secures a health and medical history from the patient or family member - records findings and makes clinical evaluation
• Examines patients and performs initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment
• and determines the need for and orders laboratory tests - X-rays and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient
• Makes decisions concerning urgent/emergent care needs of patients with physicians
• works collaboratively with the physician in patient management evaluation and revision of therapeutic plans
• and refers extremely or selected complex medical problems for additional evaluation and management
• Diagnoses urgent/emergent conditions - illness disorder or injury
• institutes treatment of patients
• and seeks the advice of appropriate physicians for more serious or uncommon conditions
• Prescribes for and treats a variety of diseases - disorders - and injuries
• treats patients returning for routine or directed follow-up and treatment of chronic illnesses previously documented in patients' medical records
• writes routine orders on outpatients
• Provides a full range of Urgent Care services or crises interventions in the absence of the physician - including life-saving Urgent Care procedures in order to stabilize a patient within the scope of practice and approved protocols
• Define unknown conditions and resolve critical problems
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of urgent/emergent conditions
• Writes prescriptions - orders the administration of medications - dispenses medications and prescribed controlled substance in accordance with treatment protocols
• Records entries into patient's charts including progress notes - treatment rendered - tests or procedures ordered - and notations of prescriptions or orders - and drugs dispensed or administered in accordance with approved protocols
• Provides surveillance adherence to medical care practices and procedures to stabilize chronically ill patients
• adjusts regimens within established protocols recognizing when to refer the patient to the physician or other Urgent Care members
• Emergency and/or Urgent Care DUTIES: The following Urgent Care duties are to be carried out for patients in life threatening situations when a physician is not immediately available
• The PA is to initiate these activities - but makes every effort to summon a physician as soon as possible: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) including electro defibrillation Treatment of acute respiratory failure Treatment of life-threatening traumatic injuries Endotracheal intubation