Summary

The Wilmington VA Medical Center is looking for an experienced Physician Assistant (Gastroenterology). The Full Time Gastroenterology Physician Assistant will assist the Gastroenterologist - under their supervision with providing gastrointestinal care for veterans in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.

Duties

• The duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Manage patient care needs for patients in the gastroenterology Clinic
• Provide gastrointestinal care for Veterans' medical needs by performing history and physical exams - ordering appropriate lab tests - radiology studies - and screening studies
• This includes evaluating those tests - developing a treatment and follow up plan to include medication - medical equipment - and home-based interventions within the guidelines laid down by the supervising physician
• This care will also include outpatient follow-up visits - post discharge follow-up and managing care with specialty and sub-specialty medical providers
• The patient care will be provided through face-to-face visits and/or other modalities (group clinics - telephone clinics - secure messaging - etc.)
• Completing patient encounters - notes - and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines
• Assists in the preparation of the patient and/or his/her family to include - but not be limited to - teaching - accumulating data and medical problems - and presenting patient centered discussion of medical problems for appraisal and scheduling patients with the appropriate gastrointestinal department services
• Acts as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for gastrointestinal services regarding patient care and providing consults for Primary Care department
• Aids the GI Department regarding duties to assist the service that may be requested
• These may include - but not be limited to - assisting in data assimilation for VA reports - quality assurance programs - or others as determined by the Chief of Specialty Medicine or Chief of Staff
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in WVAMC Specialty Medicine Department
• The individual must demonstrate the knowledge of the changes associated with aging and possess the ability to provide care based upon physical - psycho/social - cultural - safety and other age-related factors as noted in the competencies described in departmental and/or unit specific policies and procedures
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
• This may change depending on the needs of the Veterans
• Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized