Job Description

Summary

The Psychiatry Physician Assistant (PA) position is located within the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - under the Mental Heath and Behavioral Sciences Service Line (MHBS). NOTE: This is an Open Continuous Announcement. The announcement will remain open until the date specified under closing date or until a selection is made.

Duties

• The Physician Assistant will be providing medical care and evaluation for both inpatients and outpatients in the mental health wards and/or outpatient clinics
• The PA engages in primary mental health care decision making - assess the physical and psychosocial health status of individuals - assess emergent mental health needs - and decisions regarding admissions to inpatient psychiatry
• The incumbent will promote health maintenance and protection of diseases
• The PA is an integral member of the Mental Health team and collaborative partner with Psychiatry - Psychology - Medicine - Occupational Therapy - Social Work - and other health care providers Duties/tasks include - but are not limited to: Coordinates the admission to - transfer from - and discharge of patients assuring that patient testing - history and physical exams - and discharge planning and education are completed in a timely manner
• Coordinates and is responsible for the medical management of the previously mentioned patients - within the limits of established protocols
• Continuously reviews and revises patient care based on clinical findings and assessment while following approved clinical protocols and privileges
• Develops protocols or clinical pathways to standardize patient care to expedite patient processing and delivery of care
• Ordering appropriate diagnostic tests/procedures and appropriate pharmacologic agents
• Obtaining a health and medical history - performing a physical examination - screening for disease prevention and identifying health risks and needs
• Documentation of assessments - reassessments - different diagnoses - plan of care - and patient education in the clinical record
• Demonstrates the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to the adult and geriatric population served - including the ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient needs and to provide the care needed
• Continuously reviews and revises patient care based on clinical findings and assessment while following approved clinical protocols and privileges VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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Remote work, Relocation package, Monday to Friday

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