Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Clarksburg WV VA Medical Center Summary The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupional series. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. The PA is directly responsible to the HBPC Program Director. The scope of practice for the PA includes responsibilities, diagnosis and trement authorities prescribing privileges for drugs, devices, tests and procedures, and referral authority. The PA functions as an advoce for pients in meeting their unique physical and psychological needs. Learn more about this agency Summary The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupional series. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. The PA is directly responsible to the HBPC Program Director. The scope of practice for the PA includes responsibilities, diagnosis and trement authorities prescribing privileges for drugs, devices, tests and procedures, and referral authority. The PA functions as an advoce for pients in meeting their unique physical and psychological needs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/03/2026 to 09/30/2026 Salary $135,000

• $150,000 per year Educion and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay) Pay scale & grade VN 3 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sutton, WV 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 50% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) 0603 Physician Assistant Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

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Control number 864170100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All qualified candides encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.

NOTE:

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help This is

OPEN CONTINUOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30,2026. The initial cut-off de for referrals of eligible applicion April 20,2026 with subsequent cut-off des every month. Eligible applicions received after th de accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candides considered as vacancies become available . Assuming primary medical responsibility for assigned pients. Delivering care in the home Assessing care needs of pients and caregivers. Identifying a pient's medical problems and defining the medical management. Prescribing medicions and trement in accordance with their individual scope of practice or delineion of privilege Determining the need for consultion from subspecialties. Determining the need for, and faciliting admission to, the VA medical facility and other transitions of care. Participing in the development of the individual plan of care interdisciplinary care meetings for assigned panel of pients. Writing orders and prescriptions, as necessary for the care of the pient in accordance with Federal and Ste law, and within VA policy, using the Louis A. Johnson VAMC approved formulary, excluding controlled substances in Schedules I-II. Participing in the development and implemention of HBPC's process for continuous performance improvement. Participes in collecting and colling da required for team reports. Coordines referrals and evaluion of veterans the DC Veteran Affairs Medical Center in addition to outside VA's and prive sector referrals of Veterans for evaluion and management. Facilites response/actions to pient inquires for care and trement provided by the Section. Other administrive duties as needed. A PA is authorized to perform the following duties for pients in life-threening situions where a physician is not immediely available. PA will initie these activities but will make every effort to summon a physician as soon as possible. Cardiopulmonary resuscition in accordance with current CPR standards Trement of acute respirory failure Trement of life-threening traumic injuries. If ACLS certified, may initie Advance Cardiac Life Support in accordance with current ACLS protocols, to include defibrillion/cardioversion.

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday, 7:30am

• 4:00pm, 8:00am
• 4:30pm and or 7:00
• 5:30pm, however tour of duty may change based on the needs of the facility.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards .

Pay:

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off:

50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement:

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by

VA Insurance:

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure:

1 full and unrestricted license from any US Ste or territory

CME:

Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certificion)

Malpractice:

Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract:

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Promotion Potential :

The selectee may be promoted to the next level or grade level without further competition when all regulory, qualificion, and performance requirements are met. Selection a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the higher level.

Contract Buy Out Program:

This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obliged service (minimum 4 years). For additional informion and eligibility requirements, contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager vacontractbuyoutprog@va.gov . Requirements Help 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 To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualificion standard the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupion.

Basic Requirements:

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Grade Determinions:

In addition to the basic requirements sted above, the following qualificion criteria must be met: Physician Assistant-III (PA-III)(a ) Experience and Educion. PAs the PA-III 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: i. Three years of successful practice as a PA. OR ii. 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 iii. AA 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.(b) Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. PAs this level are not required to meet each individual KSA listed below to qualify, but should be able to demonstre, develop, or acquire those not met upon appointment for

PA-III:

i. Ability to clinically evalue facility pient care delivery systems and valide or identify barriers to safe and effective pient care. ii. 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). iii. Ability to present clinical findings and recommendions to approprie management officials. iv. Ability to clinically facilite the delivery of pient care in collaborion with health professionals, health managers, and other health care personnel. v. 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.vi. Ability to participe clinically in the development of the PA pient care audit processes involving in-depth review and analysis of medical records .

Preferred Requirement:

Experience working in Primary Care.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ .The full performance level of this vacancy is VN-03. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of VN-01 to VN-03.

Physical Requirements:

Lifting up to 35 pounds, intermittently; modere carrying (15-35 pounds), intermittently; lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices in accordance with the Safe Pient Handling Policy except in emergent situions requiring prompt pient care; pulling, intermittently; pushing, intermittently; reaching above the shoulders, intermittently, both hands required; walking, intermittently; standing, intermittently; kneeling, intermittently; and repeed bending. Educion Educion. 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. Additionally, candides must 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 PA.] c. Certificion. [Must have successfully passed the PA Nional Certifying Exam (PANCE) .

NOTE:

Current and continuous certificion by the Nional Commission on Certificion of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is no longer required for employment in VHA. (See paragraph 3a in this standard for additional informion regarding the certificion requirement for employees grandfhered into the occupion.)

NOTE:

The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician gradue of a school of medicine not covered above if the candide is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrive position with no pient care responsibilities. The appointment made only in exceptional circumstances where the candide's credentials clearly demonstre high professional tainment or expertise in the specialty area.

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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: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . 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, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Whole Health is an approach to health care th empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment th supports personalized and proactive care. 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, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 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.

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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.

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 Feds Hire Vets

• Veterans
• Job Seekers
• Veterans' Preference .

Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested ler in the process if needed. Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. How to Apply Help To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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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 09/30/2026 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 click here and include the

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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 VA for Vets 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 Jerome Peele Phone (202) 461-8942 Jerome.

Peele@va.gov Address Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 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 USAJobs Help Center .

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. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested ler in the process if needed. Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. How to Apply Help 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 09/30/2026 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 click here and include the

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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 VA for Vets 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. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Jerome Peele Phone (202) 461-8942 Jerome.

Peele@va.gov Address Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 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 USAJobs Help Center .

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. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/03/2026 to 09/30/2026 Salary $135,000

• $150,000 per year Educion and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay) Pay scale & grade VN 3 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sutton, WV 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 50% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

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

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Control number 864170100