Physician Assistant- Neurology

Job Title

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.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES - 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. This care will also include the outpatient follow up visits, post discharge follow-up and managing care with specialty and sub-specialty medical providers. The patient care will be provided through face to face visits and/or other modalities (group clinics, telephone clinics, secure messaging, etc.). - 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. These may include, but not be limited to, assisting in data assimilation for VA reports, quality assurance programs, or others as determined by the Chief of Specialty Medicine or Chief of Staff. - 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

Ensures appropriate patient handoff and continuity of care.