Physician Assistant (Surgery)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks a Physician Assistant for the Night/Weekend on-call Attending or designee in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities include prescribing medical treatment, documenting patient status, collaborating with the medical management team, and providing surgical inpatient care, on-call coverage, and related clinical duties as described in the public posting.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Physician Assistant (PA) with the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California will be the Night/Weekend on-call Attending or designee.

Key Responsibilities

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Night/Weekend The PA is responsible for prescribing medical treatment and providing personal care services to the veteran population. Care is based on Veterans Health Administration, and national standards and outcomes research.

Duties include documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition, collaborating with medical management team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes, and providing a full range of physician assistant care to patients with a variety of physical problems. Duties include but not limited to: Clinical Duties: 1.

Management of surgical inpatients; including patients on the ward, transitional care units, and intensive care units (including documentation of care in the medical record). a. The Surgical PA will notify the Chief resident (or Fellow) of any change in a patient's medical status or when alterations to treatment are needed. 2. Evaluate surgical consults in the hospital or emergency department. 3. Provide surgical coverage on-call a.

Perform simple surgical procedures such as wound vac changes, surgical wound debridement, wound care, triage surgical problems, perform compartment pressure assessment, and assist in the operating room. 4. Provide surgical coverage as part of the code team. 5. Additional duties as assigned. Emergency Duties: 1. Treatment of respiratory failure. 2. Treatment of life‑threatening traumatic injuries 3. Additional duties as assigned. Miscellaneous Duties: 1.

Instruction of medical and allied health students assigned to Night/Weekend Section, as necessary. 2. Administrative duties such a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), peer review, serving on various committees and may be directed by service chief or Chief of Staff. 3. Clinical research, if approved by Service Chief. 4. In-service seminars to hospital staff members. 5.

Assisting in the maintenance of a surgical waiting list, contacting future patients and referring physician. 6. Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $150112 – $237195/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.