Physician Assistant - Urology

Duties include: Obtaining medical histories and performing physical exams. Providing and coordinating medical care for assigned patients In any care setting, including establishing diagnoses, formulating and implementing care plans, and providing follow up care. Evaluating outpatients to determine the need for further health care. Ordering diagnostic studies and other special tests, such as MRI, CT, X-ray, ECG Carrying out health promotion, disease prevention and patient education activities. Ordering or obtaining laboratory specimens. Ordering ancillary services such as, pharmacy, social services, physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies, prosthetic services, etc.- - Ordering VA specialty service consults and initiating requests for non-VA medical care and consults in accordance with VHA and local facility policy and procedures. Ordering patient care supplies. Admitting and discharging patients in consultation with, and on behalf of, the collaborating physician, obtaining admission history and performing physical examinations, conducting patient rounds, documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record, writing patient orders and prescribing medications for assigned patients. The PA may also be delegated the task of documenting the discharge summary, but the collaborating physician must write a discharge note, or co-sign the discharge summary written by the PA in accordance with The Joint Commission standards that are applicable. Other patient record entries by PAs, including medical histories, physical examinations, progress notes, service consults, Compensation and Pension evaluations, and patient orders do not require physician co-signature unless specifically required by Federal law, VA policy, or the standards of applicable external accrediting bodies. Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures for which the PA is responsible. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm Remote: This is a remote position This position currently has a Return to Office (RTO) mid-term extension (180-days). Remote work is currently authorized; however, candidates may be subject to return to office in the event policy changes or the exemption is not extended.