Physician Assistant for Fredericksburg VA at Department of Veterans Affairs - Fredericksburg, Virginia | Job Transparency - Job Transparency | Find Your Dream Job with Full Salary Transparency

The Fredericksburg VA is seeking to hire a Physician Assistant to join our Dynamic Orthopedic Team!
The Physician Assistant is an essential member of the Orthopedic Team providing direct patient care to our Veterans. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Responsibilities to include:

Participate in clinics seeing postoperative and other patients as needed.
Complete patient assessment, including history and physical exams as indicated and order appropriate diagnostic tests, as specified in clinical privileges.
Support the advanced clinic access (ACA) principles to improve clinic flow, reduce number of visits per unique; improve patient wait time in clinic.
Provide continuity of patient care between the outpatient and inpatient venues.
Perform initial evaluation of consults in the ER, ICU, and inpatient units when residents are in the operating room or at a conference.
Assist in the daily management on the inpatient floors when residents are not available and work collaboratively with the floor nurses.
Provide specialty care to patients with acute and chronic problems, managed by the orthopedic subspecialty.
Prescribe medications, diet, supplies, prosthetic devices, and home health aids according to clinical privileges.
Coordinate special order items and off station testing as needed.
Teach and counsel patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, plan of care and intervene with optimal treatment for patients and families; evaluate outcomes and modify treatment plans as indicated.
Participate on interdisciplinary councils, task forces, and committees as assigned.
Participate in selection and development of patient education materials.
Advance clinical knowledge of self and others by presenting relevant information and continuing education programs for nursing and medical staff.
Participate in clinical research relevant to the Orthopedic patient population. Assist in the collection of data and implementing system changes.
Perform limited number of orthopedic procedures commensurate with experience and privileging when onboarded or at a later date, as appropriate.
Assist in the operating room for selected procedures aligned with clinic needs, experience, and privileging when onboarded or at a later date.
Perform assigned administrative duties including quality assurance, peer review, serving on various committees as directed by administration, and as deemed appropriate by the managing physician. Other non-clinical tasks may also be assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM NO WEEKENDS – NO CALL

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.
The VA offers Physicians and all employees industry leading full benefits and features package to support high quality professional practice & favorable work-life-family balance.
Paid Time Off in the form of 26 Days paid annual leave, 13 Days paid sick leave per year, 11 Federal holidays with pay, and 5-Day paid absence to attend approved CME
Insurance to include Health-Dental-Vision care insurance programs to choose from with premiums partially paid by VA; Flexible Spending Accounts; Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government; and Long-term care insurance available as an option
Federal Retirement Plans thru the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) - A three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan, with up to five percent government matching.

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