Physician Assistant - DE
Company: Department Of Health And Human Services
Location: Bloomfield
Posted on: June 12, 2021
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Job Description:
Videos Help Duties Summary This position is located at one of the various Indian Health
Service Hospitals or Clinics under the Navajo Area Office. The
primary purpose is to provide comprehensive medical care services
to pediatric and adult patients in the Outpatient, Urgent Care or
Emergency Department. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this
position. Supervisory status No Promotion Potential None 0603 Physician Assistant Similar jobs Physician Assistants Help Requirements Conditions of Employment This position is being announced concurrently under Excepted
Service Examining Plan procedures. Please review vacancy
announcement number IHS-21-NJ-11016420-ESEP/MP; for eligibility
requirements. Must pass pre-employment examination. Selectee may be subject to a probationary period U.S. Citizenship is required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after
12/31/1959 On-call hours or standby duty may be required. (day, evening and
night shifts, weekends, and holidays) This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630,
requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this
requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these
positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere
or guilty to certain crimes. Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required. Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born
after 1957. Seasonal Influenza immunization is required for
civilian health care facility staff working in Indian Health
Service health care facilities. The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain
medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure
requirements. If privileges are not obtained or maintained during
employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to
and including removal from Federal service. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To
learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and
responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/. Background Investigation: If you are selected for this vacancy,
you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background
investigation. Fingerprint results and background investigation
documentation must be cleared prior to hire. After you begin your
employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the
outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the
sensitivity level of your position. The investigation must find
that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position. If
you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin
work. If you make a false statement in any part of your
application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin
work; or subject to possible criminal charges. You may be subject
to a credit check as a part of the background investigation
process. Qualifications To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient
experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific
position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including
volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace
Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional;
philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will
receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer
and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and
responsibilities in each position held and the total number of
hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): All applicants must meet the following
basic requirements for all grade levels: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program,
accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for
the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college,
university, or educational institution that is accredited by an
accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department
of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Successful completion of the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must
maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including
completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education
(CME) and re-certification. Licensure: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must
possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or
registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the
United States. In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the
Minimum Qualifications stated below- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-12: A minimum of one full year of work experience as a
certified physician assistant equivalent to the next lower grade
level (GS-11) and completion of an accredited physician assistant
educational program is required. Such experience includes providing
comprehensive preventive and therapeutic healthcare services to all
age groups that includes assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
various illnesses, formulate and implement treatment plans,
prescribe medications, order and interpret diagnostic tests,
educate and counsel patients, and collaborate with physicians
concerning patient care and management. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of
the closing date of the announcement. Education For positions requiring positive education requirements, you
MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of
college courses which includes equivalent information from the
transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree
earned) in your resume. When there is a positive education requirement, or you are using
education to qualify as a substitution for experience, transcripts
(unofficial) are required at the time of application to verify that
you meet the educational requirement or substitution. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by
accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at
the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in
foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification
requirements, you must show that the education credentials have
been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in
interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has
been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at
a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information,
visit:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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