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Summary The Twin Ports Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) has an opening for a full-time Physician Assistant. CBOCs within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System provide care to Veterans near their home town and serve over 18,000 Veterans throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

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

The PA is authorized to perform the following tasks on a regular and ongoing basis

Obtaining medical histories and performing physical examinations

Documenting progress notes and summaries in the patient record and writing patient orders on assigned patients

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 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computerized Tomography (CT) scans

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 MVAHCS policy and procedures

Ordering patient care supplies

Writing orders for—or prescribing—medications

See the checklist that follows

Providing education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs

Performing minor procedures such as suturing and joint injections

Work Schedule: The tour of duty for this position is typically days

10

Additional information may be provided during the interview process.

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