Physician Assistant (Orthopedic) Position Available In Durham, North Carolina

Physician Assistant (Orthopedic) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary The Physician Assistant will function to provide care and coordine processes of the Orthopedic Department. They will work directly for the Chief of Orthopedics as well as the other Orthopedic Attending Staff. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/18/2025 to 04/28/2025 Salary $110,846

• $175,145 per year Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locion Durham, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12726985-25-NB

Control number 835495800 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This is an

INTERNAL

ANNOUNCEMENT and is limited to current permanent employees of the Durham VA Medical Center. Videos Duties The duties and responsibilities the direction and under the supervision of the same. This PA fully qualified and certified to function in both a clinical and administrive role in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the Durham VA HCS. This individual is deleged the authority and responsibility to assume clinical, consultion, educional, research and administrive duties and responsibilities reled to the pients and staff of the Orthopedic Department. In addition to clinical and administrive duties this provider will serve as the section manager for Care in the Community consults (incl but not limited to post-operive physical therapy Care in the Community and for surgery operions th are not available in network). The provider the orthopedic section lead for program development coordinion and reports’, including stregic planning briefings, representive on VISN6 Orthopedic Surgery Workgroup, performs analysis and writes reports for encounter workload/clinic access. Duties include, but are not limited to: Primary focus is the coordinion of the Orthopedic Department in its care and trement of outpients and inpients assigned to the Orthopedic department. Evalues inpients/outpients and writes up consults, assessments, and plans in the pient’s chart. Writes orders for pient care, evaluion and trement plans in accordance with the individuals Scope of Practice and under the authority of the Chief of Orthopedics or their designee. Performs clinic procedures to include minor surgical procedures (suture removal, l&D, removal of foreign bodies, joint injections, etc.). Applies and remove casts, splints, dressings, braces and various other devices used in the trement of orthopedic pients. Performs general pient counseling, educion and pre

• and post-operive pient planning.

Performs pre-surgical history and physical exams, admission orders, discharge summaries and operive procedures th they are involved with. Assist with surgical procedures in the opering room under the supervision of surgical staff. Prescribe medicions as allowed by the Durham VAMC and in c/w the VHA PA prescribing directive. Order and interpret medical tests and x-rays to include specialty procedures (MRl’s, CAT, Myelograms, Nuclear Medicine studies etc.)

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 7:30 am-4:00 pm OR 8:00 am-4:30 pm

Telework:

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) :

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:

Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

United Stes Citizenship:

Must be a US Citizen.

Educion:

Must be a gradue of a training program which is accredited by the Accredition Review Commission on Educion of PA (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor organizions & must also meet one of the following: (1) Master’s degree in any discipline; or (2) Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant.

Certificion:

Successfully passed the PA Nional Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or is in the process of taking the exam).

License:

Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a Ste, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United Stes or in the District of Columbia. PAs must maintain current registrion in the Ste of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active and current licensure in th Ste.

English Language Proficiency:

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

Grade Requirements:

In addition to the basic qualificion requirements, the grade level of a PA is based on a combinion of training and experience. Physician Assistant-I (PA-I): Experience and Educion. None beyond the basic requirements. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. PAs this grade are expected to present the following minimum skill set: Ability to utilize the principles of PA practice in the care of assigned pients to provide approprie care. Ability to perform pient history and physical. Ability to formule a plan and provide trement to the pient. Ability to provide pient care th is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the profession. Physician Assistant-II (PA-II): Experience and Educion. PAs this grade is the intermedie grade level and has had progressively increasing responsibility and experiences as indiced in the KSAs listed below. Individuals will have demonstred the ability to analyze and solve more complex medical problems than the entry level grade and can utilize their training in the successful practice of pient care and participe in team problem solving. Individuals demonstre the KSAs of PA-II intermedie level by: Two years of successful practice as a PA.

• or•Successful completion of a PA post-gradue residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliions or other postgradue residency programs accredited by VA, ARC•A doctoral degree in a health-reled field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.

S. Department of Educion. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. PAs this grade should be able to demonstre, develop, or acquire the following skill set not met upon appointment for

PA-II:

Skills to analyze and solve complex medical problems. Ability to function autonomously and make independent medical decisions. Skill to incorpore training and experience into the successful practice of pient care including telehealth medical care. Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for pient care. Ability to practice with colleagues and peers collaborively. Physician Assistant-III (PA-III): Experience and Educion. PAs this grade are the full performance level and lead and organize pient care independently, practice within multi-disciplinary teams, and coordine all aspects of pient care across the health care system. They utilize advanced clinical knowledge and judgment in decision-making and evaluing outcomes. They function as experts in clinical practice and/or in areas reled to the assigned roles and responsibilities, may serve as mentors for transitioning PAs, and may provide training for health care students. Individuals can demonstre the KSAs for the full performance level by: Three years of successful practice as a PA.

• or•Successful completion of a PA post-gradue residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliions or other postgradue residency programs accredited by

VA, ARC-PA, U.S.

Armed Forces, or another accrediting agency and one year of professional practice as a PA.

• or•A doctoral degree in a health-reled field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.

S. Department of Educion and one year of professional practice as a PA. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. PAs this level should be able to demonstre, develop, or acquire the following skills set not met upon appointment for

PA-III:

Ability to clinically evalue facility pient care delivery systems and valide or identify barriers to safe and effective pient care. Skill to consistently demonstre an eleved level of expertise and autonomy in diagnosing and treing seriously ill, multi-symptomic pients through facility Focused Professional Practice Evaluion (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluion (OPPE). Ability to present clinical findings and recommendions to approprie management officials. Ability to clinically facilite the delivery of pient care in collaborion with health professionals, health managers, and other health care personnel. Ability to implement and initie clinical changes to established trement protocols based upon new medical literure research findings to enhance pient delivery care for improved pient outcomes.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is PA-III. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of PA-I to PA-III.

Physical Requirements:

Must pass a pre-employment physical examinion as required by VA Handbook 5019. This examinion is administered by VA Occupional Health. This position requires modere lifting up to 44 lbs., carrying objects up to 15 lbs., frequent reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, hands and legs, use of cranes and motor vehicles, walking & standing up to 8 hours, bending and climbing and able to hear whisper. The incumbent must be physically, emotionally and mentally stable in order to efficiently perform the essential functions of this position without hazard to themselves or others.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.

NOTE:

A formal pay-setting process used to determine your salary. The salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. License Cover Letter Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Other Veterans’ Preference Note:

Preference eligible candides and other Veterans given preference when qualificion of candides are approximely equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . How to Apply To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. To apply for this position online complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/28/2025 to receive considerion. Please note, this announcement may close prior to the closing de indiced if the position is filled through other means. If you are unable to apply online before the closing de and include the

CBTA-12726985-25-NB

in the Notes field. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Agency contact informion Nasha Bridge Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. We will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. License Cover Letter Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Other Veterans’ Preference Note:

Preference eligible candides and other Veterans given preference when qualificion of candides are approximely equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . How to Apply To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. To apply for this position online complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/28/2025 to receive considerion. Please note, this announcement may close prior to the closing de indiced if the position is filled through other means. If you are unable to apply online before the closing de and include the

CBTA-12726985-25-NB

in the Notes field. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Agency contact informion Nasha Bridge Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. We will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/18/2025 to 04/28/2025 Salary $110,846

• $175,145 per year Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locion Durham, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12726985-25-NB

Control number 835495800 ., .