Physician Assistant - Primary Care

Diversity Inc.; Garner (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a clinician to evaluate Veterans and provide comprehensive primary care in an outpatient setting. The role focuses on prevention, patient self-management, and evidence-based treatment plans across a panel of Veterans.

Your work involves performing physical exams, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring up-to-date care with emphasis on safety and continuity. Telework is possible Ad Hoc depending on agency policy.

Responsibilities

• Clinical: evaluate Veterans through their patient panel and focus on prevention and self-management
• Provide comprehensive primary care to male and female Veterans
• Perform physical examinations to support diagnosis and treatment plans
• Develop evidence-based treatment plans and engage in shared medical decision making
• Maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge for comprehensive primary care
• Collaborate with Patient Aligned Care Team for timely, high-quality care
• Promote and follow approved care standards and safety protocols
• Coordinate with other health resources to ensure continuity of care
• Participate in continuous medical education including women’s health and opioid training
• May provide coverage for other clinics as needed

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.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Duties: Clinical: Primary focus of practice is clinical evaluation of Veterans through their panel of patients including prevention and patient self -management
• Comprehensive primary care will be provided to male and female Veterans
• Comprehensive primary care includes but is not limited to evaluating patients in an outpatient clinical setting to diagnose and treat acute and or chronic diseases - educating on health promotion and disease prevention and ensuring that health maintenance is up to date
• Completes physical examinations - which maybe comprehensive or focused to formulate treatment plans
• Treatment plans are evidence based and engages in shared medical decision making of treatment plans
• Maintains clinical knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive primary care services to male and female patients
• Care may be provided in many modalities - from direct face to face care - virtual care (including telephonic - video - secured messaging and others) Promotes - directs - evaluates and is responsible for referrals of clinical concerns that are found during these evaluations
• Functions as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team - collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely - quality - coordinated care for Veterans
• Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care - procedures - methods and techniques - safety precautions and protocols in their application to this population in all settings
• Collaborates with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care
• Keeps abreast of latest trends - skills - procedures - and protocols relevant to primary care
• Participates in continuous medical education as per requirements with topics included but not limited to opioid prescribing and trainings to fulfill and maintain designated women's health primary care provider
• May provide coverage for other providers in clinic or other primary care clinics if needed or assigned
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
• Administrative: Assists with arranging continuity of care across the VHA system as needed
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities
• Participates and attends medical center committees as assigned by the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) Ambulatory Care Service
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized
• Telework: Ad Hoc as determined by the agency policy
• Requires supervisory approval
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Caronda Slocum - [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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