Physician Assistant (Gastroenterology)

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

• 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
• 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
• Providing outpatient follow‑up visits – post discharge follow‑up and managing care with specialty and sub‑specialty medical providers
• Providing patient care 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
• Assisting 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
• Acting as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for gastrointestinal services regarding patient care and providing consults for the Primary Care department
• Aiding the GI Department regarding duties to assist the service that may be requested
• Assisting in data assimilation for VA reports, quality assurance programs, or others as determined by the Chief of Specialty Medicine or Chief of Staff
• Demonstrating knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in WVAMC Specialty Medicine Department
• Demonstrating knowledge of the changes associated with aging and providing 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
• Telework : Not Available; Virtual : This is not a virtual position
• Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized; Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized

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