Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine (Stockton)

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties

**This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30th, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be September 4th, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates every 2 weeks. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.** VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The purpose of this position is to ensure a high level of healthcare for patients with a wide variety of urgent disorders of low-to high-risk of intensity. The Physician Assistant (PA) will manage patient care under the auspices, authority and supervision of an assigned Physician provider. The incumbent will serve as an integral part of the team for the delivery of care. Orders written by the PA are to be considered as coming from the supervising physician. Serves as a direct health care provider in the capacity of a credentialed Physician's Assistant to provide primary urgent and emergent medical services to patients of all ages. The incumbent serves in Urgent Care, Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS). Duties include care and management for patients presenting to Urgent Care with responsibility for the independent examination, diagnosis and treatment within personal credentials and privileges delineated by the medical center. Major duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent performs a variety of professional direct health care clinical duties within Urgent Care. Assignments include a wide range of activities including assessing, planning, evaluating and modifying the plan of acute and chronically ill patients. Secures a health and medical history from the patient or family member, records findings and makes clinical evaluation. Examines patients and performs initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment; and determines the need for and orders laboratory tests, X-rays and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient. Makes decisions concerning urgent/emergent care needs of patients with physicians; works collaboratively with the physician in patient management evaluation and revision of therapeutic plans; and refers extremely or selected complex medical problems for additional evaluation and management. Diagnoses urgent/emergent conditions, illness disorder or injury; institutes treatment of patients; and seeks the advice of appropriate physicians for more serious or uncommon conditions. Prescribes for and treats a variety of diseases, disorders, and injuries; treats patients returning for routine or directed follow-up and treatment of chronic illnesses previously documented in patients' medical records; writes routine orders on outpatients. Provides a full range of Urgent Care services or crises interventions in the absence of the physician, including life-saving Urgent Care procedures in order to stabilize a patient within the scope of practice and approved protocols. Define unknown conditions and resolve critical problems. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of urgent/emergent conditions. Writes prescriptions, orders the administration of medications, dispenses medications and prescribed controlled substance in accordance with treatment protocols. Records entries into patient's charts including progress notes, treatment rendered, tests or procedures ordered, and notations of prescriptions or orders, and drugs dispensed or administered in accordance with approved protocols. Provides surveillance adherence to medical care practices and procedures to stabilize chronically ill patients; adjusts regimens within established protocols recognizing when to refer the patient to the physician or other Urgent Care members. Emergency and/or Urgent Care DUTIES: The following Urgent Care duties are to be carried out for patients in life threatening situations when a physician is not immediately available. The PA is to initiate these activities, but makes every effort to summon a physician as soon as possible: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) including electro defibrillation Treatment of acute respiratory failure Treatment of life-threatening traumatic injuries Endotracheal intubation

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: In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates: Physician Assistant-I (PA-I) Experience and Education. None beyond the basic requirements. This is the entry level for PAs. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities(KSAs). i. Ability to utilize the principles of PA practice in the care of assigned patients to provide appropriate care. ii. Ability to perform patient history and physical. iii. Ability to formulate a plan and provide treatment to the patient. iv. Ability to provide patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession. Physician Assistant-II (PA-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: i. Two years of successful practice as a PA. OR, ii. 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, iii. A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). i. Skills to analyze and solve complex medical problems. ii. Ability to function autonomously and make independent medical decisions. iii. Skill to incorporate training and experience into the successful practice of patient care including telehealth medical care. iv. Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient care. v. Ability to practice with colleagues and peers collaboratively. Physician