Physician Asst (Allergy/Immun)

Join our team as a Physician Assistant-III (PA-III), a full-performance role critical to leading and coordinating patient care across our multidisciplinary healthcare system. This position demands advanced clinical judgment and expertise, often involving mentorship and training responsibilities.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Independently lead and organize patient care within multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate all aspects of patient care across the health system.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge and judgment in decision-making and outcome evaluation.
• Serve as a clinical expert, potentially mentoring transitioning PAs and training healthcare students.
• Evaluate patient care delivery systems to identify barriers and ensure safe, effective care.
• Demonstrate elevated expertise and autonomy in diagnosing and treating seriously ill, multi-symptomatic patients.
• Present clinical findings and recommendations to appropriate management.
• Collaborate with health professionals and managers to facilitate patient care delivery.
• Implement and initiate clinical changes to established treatment protocols based on new medical literature.
• Participate in PA patient care audit processes, including in-depth medical record review.
• *Requirements:**
• **Citizenship:** U.S. Citizenship.
• **Language:** Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• **Experience & Education (Meet ONE of the following):**

* Three years of successful professional practice as a Physician Assistant (PA). * Successful completion of a VHA, ARC-PA, U.S. Armed Forces, or other accredited PA post-graduate residency program and one year of professional PA practice. * A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited institution and one year of professional PA practice.

• **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):** Demonstrated ability to clinically evaluate systems, independently diagnose/treat complex patients, present findings, collaborate, implement clinical changes, and participate in audits. (Ability to develop/acquire un-met KSAs upon appointment is acceptable).
• *Physical Requirements:**
• Ability to perform heavy lifting (45+ lbs), heavy carrying, intermittent straight pulling/pushing, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, and requiring both hands.
• Capable of walking/standing for 8 hours, occasional kneeling/repeated bending, and requiring both legs.
• Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.
• Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other; specific visual correction for fine print; ability to distinguish basic colors and shades.
• Hearing (aid permitted) and mental/emotional stability.