Physician Assistant

Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) will actively see patients and will assist Supervisory Medical Officers by providing a wide range of health services, including occupational health, aviation medicine and public health. As an advanced practice specialist, the incumbent provides expert advice and guidance to officials, administrators, and healthcare providers on a wide range of medical and healthcare concerns.

Duties

The incumbent must be prepared to evaluate urgent and emergent health care problems, Integrating primary health care needs and assessment of needs for approximately 10,000 patient visits annually. Implements and promotes approved standards in accordance with the American Medical Association regarding care, procedures, methods, techniques, safety precautions, and protocols for the integrated health team. The PA will work on a team comprised of Registered Nurses (RNs), Health Technicians, and Medical Records Technicians (MRTs), with a focus on patient-centered, occupational and primary care focus based on health promotion and/or disease/illness prevention. Utilizes experience and knowledge in assessment, treatment and evaluation of a comprehensive range of health care issues focusing on fitness for duty. Assesses work place injuries and illnesses. Provides allergy immunotherapy shots as well as vaccinations. Conducts Preemployment evaluations. Responsibilities include assessments and history and physicals; interpretation of laboratory and radiographic: tests. On occasion, may provide drug and alcohol/substance abuse evaluations. The PA also provides emergency/urgent care measures, discusses preventive health as applicable; prescribes medications and other treatments; orders, conducts, interprets laboratory, diagnostic studies and procedures. As an agent of the supervising medical officer, the PA is authorized to write medical orders on patients. Every prescription order written will be within the parameters of their scope practice. In the absence of the Supervisory Medical Officer, the physician assistant will assume the role of primary care manager and be responsible for the oversight of the clinic. To ensure a comprehensive medical program, assesses the internal resources (clinic staff and equipment) and external resources (local emergency room and types of emergency care, urgent care, and first responders) to achieve best possible outcome for-patient care (stabilization and survival) and response to the MMAC supported organizations. Develops initiatives for various clinical programs, based on organizational requirements and individual patient requisite clinical care , for clinical programs including allergy, patient care, occupational medicine, and workman compensation cases that focuses on continuous improvements to patient care, data tracking and reporting, and efficient use of resources. Will either have duties as Pharmacy Control Officer, where the PA will manage the clinic's pharmacy to include maintaining inventory of medications; or Supply Control Officer managing inventory of immunizations and medical supplies. Management of materials will be balanced the needs of clinic and patient care. The PA will provide supervisory medical officer input to annual budget plans. Monitors for substance abuse of all safety sensitive positions and other designated positions in accordance with FAA directives, as needed. Liaisons with other medical facilities (offsite) to support a collaborative effort to improve patient care at the MMAC. As required, manages student education with the University of Oklahoma's PA development program through controlled internships. Maintains electronic and paper health record documentation in accordance with established policies and guidelines in relation to Privacy Act, and Protected Health Information. Provides support to multidisciplinary research teams within AAM including aeromedical research and other experimental work as necessary. Participates in Quality Assurance/Risk Management activities. This position is not remote. Telework is authorized for situational and emergencies.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the following basic requirements for all grade levels: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (external link) (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. (Must submit transcript) Successful completion of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (external link) (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education (external link) (CME) and re-certification. (Must submit certification) Licensure: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. (Must submit licensure) Experience: A minimum of one full year of work experience as a certified physician assistant equivalent to the next lower level (FV-I/FG-13) and completion of an accredited physician assistant educational program is required. Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): The following has been determined to be a Quality Ranking Factor for this position. Well-Qualified candidates will possess current certification in emergency care such as basic and advanced cardiac life support (BCLS & ACLS), past or current certification in NIOSH Pulmonary Function Testing/Spirometry, Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), Occupational Hearing Conservationist. Applicants should provide examples of experience in their work history. Applicants will provide transcripts, license, and certifications within their application for qualification verification.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. KSA INFORMATION: Information Regarding KSAs: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimensions; or Other Factors, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific an