Physician Assistant - Primary Care Purple Team

Job Title

Physician Assistant

Duties

The Physician Assistant will work in the Ambulatory Care service and in the provision of patient care and will perform the following duties:

• Admission, history and physical, diagnostic gender-specific examinations.
• Review charts.
• Interact with physician(s) outside the VA.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• All orders, progress notes, consultation requests, and history and physician examinations which are written by the PA will clearly be identified as such in the written or electronic medical records.
• Ordering diagnostic studies, such as laboratory tests, X-rays, mammograms.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Provides education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

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