PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Overview : Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant

Welcome to Wright-Patterson AFB , located about 14 miles outside of downtown Dayton, Ohio. The area in the immediate vicinity of Wright-Patterson AFB and the nearby Dayton area offers a variety of exciting indoor and outdoor activities for people of all ages.

About the Position : This position is located at 88th MDG, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Dayton, Ohio is the Birthplace of Aviation and so much more! In Dayton and Montgomery County, you will find big-city amenities with Midwestern charm and affordability.

Dayton is home to the Wright Brothers , the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park , and the National Museum of the U.

S. Air Force , the worlds largest and oldest military aviation museum and the states most visited free tourist attraction!

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.

For more information, please visit the following link : https : / / www.usajobs.gov / Help / working-in-government / benefits /

Responsibilities : Duties :

Duties :

• Serve as the Primary Care Manager providing comprehensive outpatient care for both male and female beneficiaries, ranging in age from newborn to geriatric, presenting with complex and interdependent, acute and chronic conditions.
• Write prescriptions.
• Identify conditions consistent with disease, illness, disorders, or injury; institutes treatment of patients; and will discuss case with consultants.
• Arrange for Physician consultation when required.
• Perform ambulatory surgical procedures.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications : Qualifications :

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 :

Experience : A minimum of one full year of work experience as a certified physician assistant equivalent to the GS-11 or above grade.

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.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.

S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit : http : / / www.

ed.gov / about / offices / list / ous / international / usnei / us / edlite-visitus-forrecog.html .