Physician Assistant - Urology

Kidney; Saginaw (MI); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, MI is seeking a Physician Assistant - Urology to support comprehensive primary and specialty care for veterans.

The role emphasizes collaborative practice with supervising physicians, performing exams, ordering tests, and managing patient care plans in a on-site clinic setting. The PA will participate in care coordination, patient education, and timely follow-up, with a standard Monday–Friday schedule and no telework.

Qualifications

• Duties focus on clinical patient care and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Obtain medical histories and perform physical examinations under supervision.
• Provide and coordinate medical care, diagnose, and implement care plans.
• Evaluate patients to determine need for further care.
• Order diagnostic studies such as EEG, ECG, MRI, CT scans.
• Promote health, disease prevention, and patient/family education.
• Order or obtain laboratory specimens and draw blood when needed.
• Review patient status and respond to abnormal findings with appropriate actions.
• Order ancillary services and VA specialty consults per policy.
• Prepare and sign incident reports; participate in team discussions and treatment plans.

Job description

Summary

This position is for a Physician Assistant - Urology at Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw - MI.

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: Obtaining medical histories perform physical examinations - mental status examinations - progress notes and discharge summaries under the guidance of the Collaborating Physician
• Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients in any care setting - including establishing diagnoses - formulating and implementing care plans - and providing follow-up care
• Evaluating patients to determine the need for further health care
• Ordering all diagnostic studies and other special tests/studies - such as EEG - ECG - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Computerized Tomography (CT) scans - etc
• Carrying out health promotion - disease prevention - and patient/family education activities
• Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens
• May draw blood if the designated personnel are not available Continuously reviews medical status of patients - including the review of laboratory/diagnostic reports and progress notes
• Acts upon abnormal findings within the provision of appropriate care and in consultation with the collaborating physician or pertinent specialist if needed
• Ordering ancillary services - such as patient care supplies - pharmacy - social services - physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies - prosthetic services - etc
• Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures
• Writing orders for or prescribing all VA formulary/non- formulary medications as appropriate to their practice area/assignments
• Prepare and sign incident reports and informs Collaborating Physician
• Participates in team discussions and treatment plan reviews - especially as it pertains to veteran's medical status Other duties as assigned
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized