Physician Assistant-Hematology/Oncology

## Physician Assistant - III (PA-III)

Join our team as a Physician Assistant - III (PA-III), a full-performance level role emphasizing independent patient care leadership, advanced clinical expertise, and seamless coordination within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

### Core Responsibilities

• Lead and organize patient care independently across the healthcare system.
• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, coordinating all aspects of patient care.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge and judgment in decision-making and evaluating outcomes.
• Serve as a clinical expert, potentially mentoring transitioning PAs and training healthcare students.
• Evaluate patient care delivery systems, identifying and addressing barriers to safe and effective care.
• Demonstrate elevated expertise and autonomy in diagnosing and treating seriously ill, multi-symptomatic patients.
• Present clinical findings and recommendations to appropriate management officials.
• Facilitate patient care in collaboration with health professionals, managers, and other personnel.
• Implement evidence-based clinical changes to established treatment protocols to enhance patient outcomes.
• Participate in PA patient care audit processes, including in-depth medical record review and analysis.

### Required Qualifications

• *Basic Requirements:**
• United States Citizenship.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• *Education & Experience (Meet one of the following):**
• Three years of successful professional practice as a Physician Assistant.
• Successful completion of a VHA Office of Academic Affiliations sponsored or other accredited post-graduate PA residency program, plus one year of professional PA practice.
• A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university, plus one year of professional PA practice.
• *Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):**
• Ability to clinically evaluate facility patient care delivery systems.
• Skill to consistently demonstrate an elevated level of expertise and autonomy in diagnosing and treating seriously ill, multi-symptomatic patients.
• Ability to present clinical findings and recommendations to appropriate management officials.
• Ability to clinically facilitate the delivery of patient care in collaboration with health professionals and managers.
• Ability to implement clinical changes to established treatment protocols based on new medical literature.
• Ability to participate clinically in the development of PA patient care audit processes.

### Preferred Requirement

• 2-3 years of experience working in Hematology/Oncology.

### Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to 35 pounds intermittently; moderate carrying (15-35 pounds).
• Lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices (except in emergent situations).
• Intermittent pulling, pushing, reaching above the shoulders (both hands required).
• Intermittent walking, standing, kneeling, and repeated bending.