Physician Assistant - Gastroenterology

<p>The Gastroenterology PA-C responsibilities include managing patients and working in conjunction with and under supervision of the Gastroenterologist to provide specialty care services in the Gastroenterology clinic, specialty clinic, infusion clinic and ambulatory surgery.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Duties include but are not limited to the following: - Evaluate consultations and discusses with the gastroenterologist recommendations regarding work up, management, and follow up. - Routine follow up of outpatient gastroenterology patients, ordering labs, imaging studies and follow ups. The PA-C will be alerted to abnormal labs and imaging studies and bring them to the attention of the appropriate provider. - Routine follow up and management of gastroenterology clinic patients. - Refills medications related to gastroenterology disorders. - Coordinate endoscopies with anesthesia, Impact clinic, and gastroenterologist and/or surgeons. - Answers Secure Message emails from the patients as well as taking calls from patients and their families. - Assists with obtaining non-VA medical records before the patient is scheduled in the Gastroenterology Clinic if the patient is transferring care to the VA. - Screens gastroenterology consults to arrange a timely scheduling of patients and their care. -Order labs, renewing medication refills as needed prior to the clinic appointment. - Act as the point of contact for patients and their families if they need help with scheduling appointments, referrals or help navigating through the VA system. - Consultations with attending physicians and others, when requested, to augment the care of patients. - Referral to appropriate health care practitioners of patients with medical, surgical, and/or psychiatric conditions not covered by privileges. - Managing transfers into and out of the facility. -Coordinating hand-off communication after hours -Writing Orders for or prescribing medications: VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized .</p><h3>Requirements</h3>All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.<h3>Education</h3>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/.