The position is located within the Medicine, Geriatrics, Physical Medicine, and Rehabilitation Services at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's) located in Johnstown, State College, Dubois, Huntingdon and Indiana.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Duties include, but are not limited to: The Pulmonology PA-C responsibilities include managing patients and working in conjunction with and under supervision of the Pulmonologist to provide specialty care services in the Pulmonology clinic and the specialty clinic. The Pulmonologist will provide supervision, guidance and training as needed. The PA-C works closely with the Pulmonologist, nursing, and clinical staff to provide comprehensive and continuous patient centered care through active collaboration, communication and coordination of VA and community-based services. The pulmonologist PA-C will act as the clinic coordinator and will be responsible for assisting the Pulmonologist in ensuring the clinic runs efficiently. All entries written or dictated by the physician assistant will clearly identify him/herself as a physician assistant. Evaluation and care of patients in the Pulmonology outpatient clinic. Performing examination and developing treatment and follow-up plans. Responsible for completing patient encounters, notes, and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines. The Certified Physician's Assistant will participate in evaluation and care of inpatients with pulmonology disorders, discharge planning and interdisciplinary patient care planning for inpatients. Incumbent is a practitioner who is highly skilled in the management of patient's acute care needs and coordinates subspecialty evaluation and treatment. Incumbent will also be responsible for the evaluation, care, and disposition of patients, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, determining need for hospitalization, or transferring the patient to another facility. Incumbent should be experienced at management of medical conditions requiring hospitalization and interested in engaging in ongoing process improvement with respect to measures of quality care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, patient and family education, utilization management, and cost control. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Physician Assistant Basic Requirements Master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant ~AND~ Successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or are you in the process to taking the exam) ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia. Grade Determinations: Physician Assistant I: Experience and Education: None Beyond the basic requirements Knowledge Skills and Abilities are required to be demonstrated: Ability to utilize the principles of PA practice in the care of assigned patients to provide appropriate care Ability to perform patient history and physical Ability to formulate a plan and provide treatment to the patient Ability to provide patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession Grade Determinations Physician Assistant II Experience and Education. The PA at this grade is at the intermediate grade level and has had progressively increasing responsibility and experiences as indicated in the KSAs listed below. Individuals will have demonstrated the ability to analyze and solve more complex medical problems than at the entry level grade and can utilize their training in the successful practice of patient care and participate in team problem solving. Individuals demonstrate the KSAs of PA-II intermediate level by: Two years of successful practice as a PA.OR Successful completion of a PA post-graduate residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliations or other postgraduate residency programs accredited by VA, ARC-PA, U.S. Armed Forces, or another accrediting agency OR A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Knowledge Skills and Abilities are required to be demonstrated Skills to analyze and solve complex medical problems Skill to incorporate training and experience into the successful practice of patient care including telehealth medical care Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient care Ability to practice with colleagues and peers collaboratively Grade Determinations Physician Assistant III Experience and Education. PAs at the PA-III grade are at the full performance level and lead and organize patient care independently, practice within multi-disciplinary teams, and coordinate all aspects of patient care across the health care system. They utilize advanced clinical knowledge and judgment in decision-making and evaluating outcomes. They function as experts in clinical practice and/or in areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities, may serve as mentors for transitioning PAs, and may provide training for health care students. Individuals can demonstrate the KSAs for the full performance level by: Three years of successful practice as a PA OR Successful completion of a PA post-graduate residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliations or other postgraduate residency programs accredited by VA, ARC-PA, U.S. Armed Forces, or another accrediting agency and one year of professional practice as a PA.OR A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and one year of professional practice as a PA Knowledge Skills and Abilities are required to be demonstrated: Ability to clinically evaluate facility patient care delivery systems and validate or identify barriers to safe and effective patient care Ability to clinically evaluate facility patient care delivery systems and validate or identify barriers to safe and effective patient care Ability to present clinical findings and recommendations to appropriate management officials Ability to clinically facilitate the delivery of patient care in collaboration with health professionals, health managers, and other health care personnel Ability to implement and initiate clinical changes to established treatment protocols based upon new medical literature research findings to enhance patient delivery care for improved patient outcomes Ability to participate clinically in the development of the PA patient care audit processes involving in-depth review and analysis of medical records References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-8 Physician Assistant Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5019

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address James E Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA 16602 US
• Name: Esperanza Obinyan
• Email: [email protected]