Physician Assistant (Occupational Health)

Summary

The VA Fargo Healthcare System is recruiting (1) Physician Assistant (Occupational Health) in Fargo - ND. The Physician Assistant performs and records history and physical examinations and records data from clinic visits on a regular and ongoing basis in the provision of care within Primary Care - Employee Health Clinic to eligible employees in accordance with individual patient needs - using EHU protocols as a general guideline.

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
• Primary Care Physician Assistant (Occupational Health) Duties include: Performs a comprehensive patient assessment - including a health history - physical examination and evaluation of deviations from the normal for employees requiring annual surveillance exams to include but not limited to: Police initial entry and annual exams DAV van drivers Anti-neoplastic surveillance Asbestos surveillance Title V employee annual exam Title 38 employee annual exam Pre-Placement History and Physical Exams Without Compensation (WOC) pre-placement physical exams Performs comprehensive history and physical exam on Primary Care Veterans and employees who present with work-related injuries
• Coordinates with supervisors to establish modified work programs that reduce lost work time and promotes rapid but appropriate return to work for injured employees
• Serves as a Case Manager and liaison between injured employees and private physicians/specialists - both duty and non-duty related that promotes optimum healing and rapid return to work with modified work programs
• Promotes health maintenance through coordination of facility and /or departmental and community resources - facilitating interdisciplinary communications and function through electronic dialog and face-to-face conferences
• Works in an interdisciplinary - collaborative relationship in the clinical setting - providing interpretation of administrative policies - assistance in the development of procedures - protocols - and educational programs
• Uses community resources to coordinate prevention and health maintenance programs for patients/clients
• Prescribes medications according to approved formulary - and in accordance with Federal and State Law
• Orders diagnostic tests - medications - laboratory tests as medically relevant for each patient
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Shifts may vary

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.