Physiatry/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Physician Assistant to join our dynamic healthcare team at Camp LeJeune at the Intrepid Spirit Centers Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) . The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) and Intrepid Spirit Centers (ISCs) are part of a specialized centers dedicated to improving outcomes for service members and families affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related conditions. These centers deliver integrated, evidence-based, and patient-centered care through interdisciplinary teams, while also supporting research and education aligned with the Department of Defense's readiness and resilience priorities. Their model combines TBI rehabilitation, neurological and behavioral health care, integrative medicine, and skills-based training to develop collaborative, individualized treatment plans. In addition, providers use the Anomalous Health Incident Acute Assessment (DHA Form 244) to guide early evaluations of patients exposed to suspected AHIs, a condition still under scientific investigation with symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, hearing loss, and cognitive changes. This role offers an opportunity to work in diverse clinical settings, utilizing advanced skills in medical documentation, EMR systems, and patient education to improve health outcomes.

The Physician Assistant will collaborate closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive assessments, diagnostics, and treatment plans that enhance patient outcomes.

Location: Camp Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, NC
180 Hospital Corps Blvd, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547

• Hours of operation are between 6am and 6pm ( typically clinical hours are 7am - 4pm ).
• Staff members are expected to perform 8- or 10-hour shifts, for a 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday.
• No on-call

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree.
• Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). In addition to the education requirements listed in the DHA-PM for PAs, specialty PAs must complete residency or fellowship training of 12 months or more in a medical specialty program acceptable to the DHA.
• Certification: Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician s Assistants (NCCPA) AND .
• Experience: At least two years of experience providing direct patient care in a clinical setting within the past five years, while privileged as a Physician Assistant
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Implement and adapts medical theories and technologies, paralleling the latest advancements in scientific evidence, medical initiatives, and evolving healthcare technologies.
• Analyze epidemiological, biostatistical, environmental, and other appropriate scientific data, related to individual, aggregated, and population health. Reflect the growing significance of evidence-based practice, evidence-based interventions, and population-based chronic care management.
• Critically appraise existing medical literature/journals to determine and implement the optimal evidence for patient care plan.
• Assess acute and non-acute clinical problems. Obtain and records a problem-oriented health history; orders and interprets related laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Perform a systematic physical examination and interprets abnormal and normal findings to form a diagnosis regarding physical, emotional, or social disabilities.
• Utilize experimental theories and new developments in the solution of complex health care problems, not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods.
• Prescribe medication, initiates emergency care, as appropriate.
• Conduct interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary collaboration with physicians regarding patient management, to include evaluating and revising therapeutic plans and managing high-risk, unstable, or extremely complex patients.
• Initiate and implements strategies to evaluate outcomes of practice, practice patterns, and systems of care against National benchmarks. Services as associate in design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of healthcare and clinical research.
• Complete training to obtain knowledge and maintain competency in the following systems: MHS Genesis, Dragon dictation software, and Microsoft Office programs.
• Document and close notes in MHS Genesis within three (3) business days of patient encounters.
• Respond to beneficiary messages submitted and received in the MHS Genesis secure portal systems within one (1) business day.

For more information, please call Trinese Barnett at .

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