Physician Assistant- GS-0603-12

Defense Health Agency; Gregg Township (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency at Kenner Army Health Clinic, Fort Lee, Virginia, seeks a Physician Assistant to assess, plan, evaluate, and modify care for acute and chronically ill patients. You will collect medical histories, perform exams, order labs and imaging, prescribe medications, and participate in outpatient procedures as credentialed.

Requirements include graduation from ARC-PA accredited PA program, NCCPA certification, active PA licensure, and at least one year of specialized experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an ARC-PA accredited PA program.
• NCCPA certification and maintenance with CME/recertification.
• Active PA license in the United States or territory.
• Specialized experience: 1+ year as certified PA with history taking, exams, minor procedures, labs/imaging, and prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, evaluate, and modify the plan of acute and chronically ill patients.
• Perform duties involving isolating and defining unknown medical conditions.
• Collect detailed medical histories for clinical evaluations.
• Determine need for and order labs, X-rays, and other procedures.
• Write prescriptions and dispense medications, including controlled substances.
• Perform outpatient surgical and non-surgical procedures per credentials.
• Diagnose and manage medical conditions with appropriate care.
• Provide consultation, teaching, and coordination with patients.
• Educate patients on disease processes and diagnostic tests.
• Performs Other Duties as Assigned.

Skills

Patient history taking

Physical examination

Minor procedures

Prescribing medications

Education

ARC-PA accredited PA program

Job description

Overview

This position is located at Kenner Army Health Clinic, Fort Lee, VA.

Fort Lee

Fort Lee is located three-miles east of Petersburg, Virginia; 116-miles from Washington D.C.; and is 21-miles from Richmond, the Virginia state capitol. Richmond is a flourishing cultural community enhanced by first-class museums and universities, its own symphony, professional ballet and opera, and numerous theater companies and art galleries. The region offers easy access to the ocean, mountains, and D.C. Residents enjoy trendy boutiques and restaurants, numerous sports and entertainment attractions, historic landmarks, and one of the nation's largest river park systems. The city is consistently rated among the Best Places to Live in America.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply: US Citizens

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, evaluate, and modify the plan of acute and chronically ill patients.
• Perform a variety of duties that involve isolating and defining unknown medical conditions.
• Collect detailed and comprehensive medical history from patients to perform clinical evaluations.
• Determine need for and order laboratory tests, X-rays, and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of patients.
• Write prescriptions, orders the administration of medications, dispenses medication and prescribes controlled substances in accordance with scope of practice for Physician Assistants.
• Perform outpatient surgical and non-surgical procedures as designated by credentials committee.
• Diagnose and manage various medical conditions, ensuring appropriate care for diverse diseases, disorders, and injuries.
• Provide consultation, teaching, and coordination with patients regarding treatment and medical care.
• Provide educational management to patients regarding disease processes and diagnostic tests, therapeutic regimen.
• Performs Other Duties as Assigned.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.

Requirements

In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience

At least one full year of work experience as a certified Physician Assistant which includes, 1) Obtaining patient medical histories, conducting physical examinations, and performing minor procedures; 2) Review and interpret laboratory and imaging results; 3) Implementing evidence-based plans of care per relevant clinical guidelines AND 4) Prescribing medications.

This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

EDUCATION

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .