Physician assistant- neurology

Summary

The incumbent serves as a Staff Physician Assistant and is responsible for providing comprehensive neurological evaluation, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and follow-up care to Veterans receiving care through the Fargo VA Health Care System. Services are provided in outpatient, inpatient, telehealth, and consultative settings. The physician functions as an integral member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and supports VA goals related to access, quality, patient safety.

Duties

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

• Uses advanced practice knowledge to manage patient care needs for patients in the Neurology Clinic.
• Provides neurological care for Veterans' medical needs by performing history and physical exam, ordering appropriate lab tests, radiology studies, screening studies. This includes evaluating those tests, developing a treatment and follow-up plan to include medication, medical equipment, and home-based interventions within the guidelines laid down by the supervising physician.
• Responsible for completing patient encounters, notes, and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines.
• Assists in the preparation of the patient and/or his/her family to include, but not be limited to, teaching, accumulating data and medical problems, and presenting patient centered discussion of medical problems for appraisal and scheduling patients with the appropriate Neurological department services.
• Acts as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for Neurological services regarding patient care and providing consults for Primary Care department.
• Provides assistance to the Neurology Department with regard to duties to assist the service that may be requested.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in Fargo VAMC Specialty Medicine Department.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: TBD- per discussion during interview- 8-430 or 730-4pm

Requirements Conditions of employment

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Physician Assistant Basic Requirements Master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant ~AND~ Successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or are you in the process to taking the exam) ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.