Physician Assistant- Neurology

Summary The incumbent serves as a Staff Physician Assistant and is responsible for providing comprehensive neurological evaluation - diagnosis - consultation - treatment - and follow-up care to Veterans receiving care through the Fargo VA Health Care System. Services are provided in outpatient - inpatient - telehealth - and consultative settings. The physician functions as an integral member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and supports VA goals related to access - quality - patient safety.

Duties

• The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers
• This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest
• As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care - you will operate in a model with three core elements - seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran
• This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran’s community
• This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being
• FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES - Uses advanced practice knowledge to manage patient care needs for patients in the Neurology Clinic
• • Provides neurological care for Veterans’ medical needs by performing history and physical exam - ordering appropriate lab tests - radiology studies - 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 the 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.)
• • Responsible for 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 Neurological department services
• • Acts as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for Neurological services regarding patient care and providing consults for Primary Care department
• • Provides assistance to the Neurology Department with regard to 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 Fargo VAMC Specialty Medicine Department
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: TBD- per discussion during interview- 8-430 or 730-4pm 1
• Ensures appropriate patient handoff and continuity of care.