Physician Assistant- Neurology

Summary: The incumbent serves as a Staff Physician Assistant and is responsible for providing comprehensive neurological evaluation - diagnosis - consultation - treatment - and follow-up care to Veterans receiving care through the Fargo VA Health Care System. Services are provided in outpatient - inpatient - telehealth - and consultative settings. The physician functions as an integral member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and supports VA goals related to access - quality - patient safety.

This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-beingFUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES - Uses advanced practice knowledge to manage patient care needs for patients in the Neurology Clinic- Provides neurological care for Veterans' medical needs by performing history and physical exam - ordering appropriate lab tests - radiology studies - screening studies This includes evaluating those tests - developing a treatment and follow-up plan to include medication - medical equipment - and home-based interventions within the guidelines laid down by the supervising physician This care will also include the outpatient follow up visits - post discharge follow-up and managing care with specialty and sub-specialty medical providers The patient care will be provided through face to face visits and/or other modalities (group clinics - telephone clinics - secure messaging - etc.)- Responsible for completing patient encounters - notes - and correctly coding visits in accordance with coding guidelines- Assists in the preparation of the patient and/or his/her family to include - but not be limited to - teaching - accumulating data and medical problems - and presenting patient centered discussion of medical problems for appraisal and scheduling patients with the appropriate Neurological department services- Acts as the focal point of the designated outpatient clinic by being the contact person for Neurological services regarding patient care and providing consults for Primary Care department- Provides assistance to the Neurology Department with regard to duties to assist the service that may be requested These may include - but not be limited to - assisting in data assimilation for VA reports - quality assurance programs - or others as determined by the Chief of Specialty Medicine or Chief of Staff- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in Fargo VAMC Specialty Medicine DepartmentVA offers a comprehensive total rewards package