The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) is seeking an experienced and motivated Lead Physician Assistant (PA) to join our team. *Current New Mexico VA Health Care System Internal Facility employees only!
Lead Physician Assistant. Typical duties include: Coordinate daily PA clinical operations and workflow. Serve as a clinical and administrative resource for PAs and other team members. Assign schedules, clinic coverage, consults, and other duties. Support onboarding, orientation, mentoring, and competency assessment of PAs. Promote compliance with scope of practice, clinical policies, documentation standards, and applicable regulations.
Monitor quality, safety, access, productivity, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction. Review clinical processes and help implement performance-improvement initiatives. Facilitate communication between PAs, physicians, nursing, leadership, and other services. Participate in hiring, performance evaluations, counseling, and professional development, as delegated. Help manage staffing issues, leave coverage, workload distribution, and operational barriers.
Participate in committees, policy development, audits, and accreditation activities. Maintain an appropriate clinical workload and provide direct patient care within privileges and scope of practice. Escalate patient-safety, staffing, or operational concerns to the appropriate supervisor or service chief. The exact responsibilities depend on the facility's position description, delegation of authority, clinical privileges, and organizational policies.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Not AvailableVirtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Oscar.Anguiano@va.gov · 9097724391
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $159691 – $212381/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-08.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-05 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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