Physician Assistant - Home-Based Primary Care Program Director

The Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program Director

The Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program Director is a Physician Assistant IV (PA-IV) and is accountable for the management, supervision, and evaluation of care for patients enrolled in HBPC and other VA staffed in-home programs that are organizationally aligned under HBPC include all facilities and Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) locations. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Physician Assistant Basic Requirements: Master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant ~AND~ Successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or are you in the process to taking the exam) ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates: Physician Assistant-IV (PA-IV) (Clinical Leader/Administrative Leader). PAs at the PA-IV grade level may serve as clinical leader or administrative leader. Clinical PA Leaders may be assigned to positions/studies where limited guidance exists as physician oversight is not required. Administrative PA Leaders are involved with strategic planning and administrative/managerial responsibilities for integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care. A PA clinical leader/administrative leader may monitor or evaluate services or programs with interaction of senior administration.

Experience: PA clinical leaders/administrative leaders require five years of experience which included leadership assignments that involved formulating program objectives and priorities, implementing plans and practices, and interpreting regulatory and organizational guidance to develop and implement policies and/or procedures.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: PAs at this level are not required to meet each individual KSA listed below to qualify, but should be able to demonstrate, develop, or acquire those not met upon appointment for PA-IV: Ability to assess information and make recommendations that may significantly affect the content, interpretation, or development of programs concerning critical matters or key issues within the health care system. Ability to schedule and supervise staff, students, or ancillary personnel, to include conducting performance evaluations. Skill in planning, organizing, directing, and controlling an integrated program. Skill in design, management of budget, and cost benefit analysis to ensure optimal stewardship of resources. Ability to analyze complex medical care, organizational processes and/or systems, and develop and implement solutions that improve outcomes at the program or service level. Ability to develop and recommend new or revised policies or procedures to justify program goals and motivate assigned personnel.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit The full performance level of this vacancy is PA-IV. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is PA-IV . Preferred Experience: VA Supervisory Experience is preferred.

Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as employment conditions.

Driver's License: This position requires the ability to operate a government vehicle. This position requires greater than 50% travel with regular travel to Veterans' homes, between the duty station of Fort Meade and other locations such as Hot Springs, Rapid City CBOC, and intermittent travel to homebased primary care teams in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Pierre, South Dakota.