About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the Director for Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Qualifications
- Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.
- 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; student; social).
- You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
- Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
- Basic
Requirements for Physician Assistant
- Education: 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.
- Certification: 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: 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.
- Exemption: You are exempt from the license requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0603 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.
- Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.
- In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: A minimum of one full year of work experience as a certified physician assistant which includes performing medical exams; diagnosing conditions; and ordering or interpreting diagnostic testing.
- This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
- Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
- For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Major Duties
- Perform medical examinations and evaluations to formulate diagnosis.
- Interpret reports from radiograph and other diagnostic technology.
- Order routine laboratory tests and imaging studies.
- Implement response guide therapies and prescribe medication based on evidence-based recommendations.
- Write and dictate electronic medical programs computer entries.
- Provide health education to patients and families.