Summary

Serve as a Physician Assistant for Veteran Affairs Western Colorado Health Care System (WCHCS) - Surgical Services team. Providing on-call coverage when required. Collaborating with physicians on care and treatment of assigned Urology cases.

Duties

• Reponsibilities: The Surgery Service Physician Assistant provides Inpatient and Outpatient Surgical Care to the adult Veteran patients at the VA WCHCS
• Clinical: - Primary focus of practice is the clinical management of health care to the veterans assigned to Surgery service
• - Facilitates care of patient's as well as their entry and exit from various health care systems by establishing and maintaining liaison with a variety of medical specialists and associated staff
• - Assist with clinical aspects of care to the patients of surgical services
• This includes evaluations - consultations and the writing of orders
• The Physician Assistant has the authority to order all tests and procedures necessary to evaluate and care for these patients
• These evaluations and orders will fall within the bylaws of VA WCHCS
• - Initiates and accepts referrals to clinics and/or community agencies
• The provider collaborates with other health care resources to insure timely and appropriate care of patients
• - Potential to assist in the Procedure Room at the direction of the Chief of Surgery
• - Perform procedures within their realm of expertise and under the direction of the Chief of Surgery and in accordance with the individuals Scope of Practice
• - Assist other Advanced Practice Providers (APP)'s assigned to the Surgical Service as needed
• - Other clinical duties as assigned by the Chief of Surgery
• - Adhering to all applicable Federal - VA - VHA - and facility policies or regulations
• - Ensuring that their clinical activities are within their Scope of Practice and are medically and ethically appropriate
• - Ensuring that no patient care activities are engaged in without a collaborating physician available for appropriate clinical oversight - consultation - and patient care management assistance
• - Engaging with their collaborating physician when consultation and guidance is needed
• - Deferring to the collaborating physician when there is a difference in opinion with the collaborating physician regarding patient care management
• - Provide on call coverage as required
• Administrative: - Coordinate referrals - scheduling and evaluation of veterans at the VA WCHCS - outside VA's and private sector referrals of veterans in Surgery Service
• - Attend committee meetings and process action teams to represent the Surgery service at the direction of the Chief of Surgery service
• - Facilitate response/actions to patient inquires to care and treatment received by the Urology service
• - Assist the other Advanced Practice Providers assigned to Urology service with administrative and clinical concerns as needed
• - Function as the liaison between the Chief of Surgery and Sub-specialty services on clinical issues - Other administrative duties as assigned by the Chief of Surgery or designee
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule: Tuesday to Friday 7:00 am to 5:30 PM and on call as needed
• Telework: Eligible as approved by agency and supervisor.