Surgery - General Physician Assistant

Job Description

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco, CA as a Physician Assistant - Surgery!

The Physician Assistant (PA) with the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California will be the Night/Weekend on-call Attending or designee. The PA is responsible for prescribing medical treatment and providing personal care services to the veteran population. Care is based on Veterans Health Administration, and national standards and outcomes research. Duties include documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition, collaborating with medical management team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes, and providing a full range of physician assistant care to patients with a variety of physical problems.

Duties include but not limited to:
Clinical Duties:
1. Management of surgical inpatients; including patients on the ward, transitional care units, and intensive care units (including documentation of care in the medical record).
a. The Surgical PA will notify the Chief resident (or Fellow) of any change in a patient's medical status or when alterations to treatment are needed.
2. Evaluate surgical consults in the hospital or emergency department.
3. Provide surgical coverage on-call
a. Perform simple surgical procedures such as wound vac changes, surgical wound debridement, wound care, triage surgical problems, perform compartment pressure assessment, and assist in the operating room.
4. Provide surgical coverage as part of the code team.
5. Additional duties as assigned.
Emergency Duties:
1. Treatment of respiratory failure.
2. Treatment of life-threatening traumatic injuries
3. Additional duties as assigned.
Miscellaneous Duties:
1. Instruction of medical and allied health students assigned to Night/Weekend Section, as necessary.
2. Administrative duties such as Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), peer review, serving on various committees and may be directed by service chief or Chief of Staff.
3. Clinical research, if approved by Service Chief.
4. In-service seminars to hospital staff members.
5. Assisting in the maintenance of a surgical waiting list, contacting future patients and referring physician.
6. Additional duties as assigned.

Benefits and Features:

• Expected Salary range from $150,112 to $237,195 (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience).

• Work Schedule: Night/Weekend
• 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 days 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.

We encourage you to consider VA employment in San Francisco, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.