The Greenwood VA Clinic in Louisville, KY is recruiting for a full time Physician Assistant III (PA). A Physician Assistant is a credentialed healthcare professional who proactices in Primary Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The PA provided advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management with a geriatric focus.
FUNCTIONS OR SCOPES OF PRACTICE Core Elements Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations. Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients, including establishing diagnoses, formulating, and implementing care plans, and providing follow-up care, in collaboration with the attending physician. Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests, such as Ultrasound, XRAY, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Computerized Tomography (CT) scans.
Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens. Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures. Ordering patient care supplies and equipment. Ordering medical care including, but not limited to, diets, therapies, nursing care, and medications as permitted by VHA directive and local policy.
Admitting and discharging patients in consultation with, and on behalf of, the collaborating physician, obtaining admission history and performing physical examinations, participating in patient rounds, documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record, and writing patient orders on assigned patients. The collaborating physician must co-sign admission notes and discharge summaries written by the PA, in accordance with The Joint Commission standards.
Other patient record entries by PAs, including medical histories, physical examinations, progress notes, service consults and patient orders do not require physician co-signature unless specifically required by Federal law, VA policy, or the standards of applicable external accrediting bodies. Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
Providing end-of-life education and counseling to individual patients and or patients family members. Perform Geriatric Medicine, Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE), and Palliative Medicine consultations in the outpatient clinics, telehealth clinics, home environment, emergency department, and inpatient wards. Perform other delegated tasks not specifically outlined herein upon the direction of the collaborating physician.
Assist with data collection and implementation of quality improvement measures. Assist with workflow coordination (i.e., updating the team and SharePoint with patient assignments as determined in collaboration with resident, fellows, attending physicians, and GEC leadership.) Perform procedure as approved by Service Chief and credentialling body. Expanded Elements Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with VAMC policy.
Evaluate patients placed in restraints for behavioral purposes; i. Work with patient and staff to identify ways to help the patient regain control. ii. Revise the patient's plan for care, treatment, and services as needed. iii. Provide required written orders as necessary.
Practice Autonomy Full autonomy is appropriate for an experienced PA in Primary Care, other outpatient, or inpatient settings where enough clinical competence has been demonstrated in carrying out assigned patient care responsibilities. This level may also be used when the PA performs lower risk outpatient therapeutic and diagnostic procedures common to the area of the PA's practice.
The PA at this level practices with a high level of autonomy on a day-to-day basis and requires infrequent consultation with the collaborating physician. When consultation with the physician does occur, it must be documented in the patient record by the PA. The physical presence of the collaborating physician at the site of PA practice is not required.
The collaborating physician's oversight responsibilities for this level of PA practice include periodic monitoring of the PA's clinical activities through a retrospective review of at least five randomly selected patient encounter notes each quarter to ensure the presence of ongoing competency and medical appropriateness. In addition, the collaborating physician and PA will be in contact at least weekly to discuss any difficult or unusual clinical management.
The collaborating physician will concur with continuing this level of autonomy or recommend changes when the PA's Scope of Practice is renewed, or interim changes are requested. This level of autonomy is appropriate for most PA practice settings (e.g. inpatient, outpatient, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), Community Living Centers (CLC), Long Term Care, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), Telemedicine, or remote sites). Additional Duties Perform administrative tasks.
Teach and provide direction for health care students and residents. Act as liaison with outside facilities in coordinating transfers. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-430pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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/.
reyes.sotoperez@va.gov · 915-226-6091
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $137444 – $182664/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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