Physician Assistant- Primary Care

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

The Physician Assistant is a part of the multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Service Team and provides care to Veterans within Primary Care

The Pain Medicine Service Team fosters an attitude of cooperation - shared decision making and shared responsibilities

Clinical approach is based on a philosophy that the chronic pain experience involves interactions between pathophysiological - cultural - emotional - social - perceptual and spiritual aspects of patients' lives

Management is achieved through comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment by the Interdisciplinary Pain Team members often utilizing joint visits with interprofessional team members

All team members promote self-care and enlists the participation of patients in setting realistic goals and actively participating in the treatment planning process

The Physician Assistant assesses - plans - implements and evaluates patient care - initiate changes in the system for delivering patient care based on current concepts and findings from research and/or studies

uses sound judgment in making decisions

shares expertise with others

acts as a consultant

and identifies - analyzes and resolves patient care problems whose resolution results in significant improvement in care

The PA is responsible for providing diagnostic and clinical care in a practice setting as defined by clinical privileges

Major duties include - but are not limited to: Meets the scope and qualifying standards for all dimensions of a Physician Assistant

Expert clinical and patient advocate in pain management

Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches in management of complex patient populations

Provides specialized consultation and collaboration with physicians - licensed independent practitioners - peers - and others in the health care community to develop - implement - and assure continuity of individualized treatment plans

Functions in an advanced level of nursing practice characterized with complex clinical decision making

Performs comprehensive history and physical examinations and initiates treatment when indicated for acute and chronic medical conditions

Orders diagnostic laboratory and imaging tests as needed

Interprets and applies findings to make a medical diagnosis

Uses prescriptive authority granted by licensure to prescribe and administer routine therapeutics including medications - devices and procedures

Uses electronic record for documentation

Initiates consultation requests and records required notes on all procedures or patient visits in the in the electronic medical record

Participates in peer review and process improvement Performs procedures that are delineated by scope of practice

Provides education - consultation - and recommendations on pain strategies to patients/caregivers and other team members

Participates in the development and delivery of patient education specific to chronic pain and its sequelae Demonstrates strong customer service skills

Actively works with staff to maintain compliance with all regulatory standards specifically VA/DOD Chronic Opioid Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines - VHA Pain Management Directive - Joint Commission standards on pain management Maintains service workload database - promotes QI projects - prepares reports for leadership when requested Performs additional duties as assigned Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m

• 4:30 p.m

Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Functional Statement #: 06693F - 06694F and 06695F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized for a highly qualified candidate

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

Contact VHAVISN04HREDRP@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized