Physician Assistant (Primary 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

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

• Boise - Idaho blends urban sophistication with outdoor thrills
• Take a stroll through Downtown Boise & Old Boise - where history meets modern design - or the Boise River Greenbelt
• The city offers a vibrant and diverse dining and night life scene - Visit Boise's food guide - and is home to Boise State University's Bronco Stadium
• Boise is a Kid friendly and Pet friendly destination
• For more adventure head to Bogus Basin Ski Resort & Boise Foothills - or to the world-famous Sun Valley or scenic McCall.The Boise VA Healthcare System provides health care services at 6 locations in Idaho and eastern Oregon
• Facilities include our Boise VA Medical Center and 5 community-based outpatient clinics in Caldwell - Mountain Home - Salmon - and Twin Falls - Idaho - and Hines - Oregon
• To learn more about the services each location offers - visit the VA Boise health services page.VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Physician Assistant (Primary Care) The Physician Assistant (PA) provides direct patient care full time and works as a member of an expanded healthcare team - including social workers - dieticians - clinical pharmacists - behavioral health clinicians - and care managers - to oversee and coordinate medical care for a population of Veterans in a group practice setting utilizing the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model
• The practice emphasizes evidence-based medicine - primary and secondary preventative medicine - the use of a computerized medical record system - and continuous quality improvement based on individualized provider data
• This position on Orange Team takes care of a panel of patients in the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model
• The team consists of the provider - an RN - an LPN or MA - and a scheduler who together take care of a panel of 900 patients
• Mountain Home CBOC is a small clinic with about 2 PACT teams
• Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Clinical Practice & Patient Care Performs initial histories and physical examinations on outpatients
• Provides ongoing outpatient and inpatient care for assigned patients
• Screens outpatients to determine need for further care
• 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 use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• The supervising physician will review and countersign at least 10% of all progress notes
• Team Collaboration & Access Works as a member of an expanded healthcare team to oversee and coordinate medical care for a population of Veterans utilizing the PACT model
• May occasionally need to work alone but can request assistance from other medical staff - including staff in the Emergency Room or inpatient service when needed
• Back-up services are available in the Emergency Room as well as surgery - psychiatry - and medical subspecialties
• patients requiring inpatient admission will be transferred to the admitting house staff team
• Administrative Responsibilities Attends staff meetings - team meetings - and some committee meetings - and completes peer review evaluations
• time will be provided outside of assigned shifts to complete this work
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available
• Virtual: 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
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.