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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Reno, NV
Salary: $40,830.00 - $106,369.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (775)829-5630

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN):  733777

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System

Our mission: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
Providing World Class Care and Service to America's Heroes
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov

The VASNHCS provides primary and secondary care a large geographical area that includes 20 counties in northern Nevada and northeastern California. Approximately 120,000 veterans reside in this region. The Reno campus operates 60 hospital beds, 60 Community Living Center beds. There are four Community Based Outpatient Clinics and one Rural Health Outreach Clinic.

A career with the VA offers stable employment and a future that is challenging, satisfying, and rewarding. Our excellent patient care environment includes learning and teaching opportunities, an advanced electronic medical records system, and competitive salaries with comprehensive benefits including liability protection.

Academic affiliations for VASNHCS are the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine and the East Bay Surgical Program at the University of California, San Francisco. Approximately 45 medical, surgical, and psychiatry residents rotate annually through VASNHCS. Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Reno is minutes away from beautiful Lake Tahoe. Year round recreation, entertainment, arts, and culture abound. Reno also boasts an average of 260 days of sunshine per year. Best of all, Nevada has no state income tax!

General Description:

The physician assistant performs a variety of duties involving the full range of activities including evaluation, progress notes, treatment rendered, tests or procedures ordered, referrals, and notation of prescriptions and drugs dispensed or administered. The physician assistant's responsibilities include counseling, teaching, coordination of services, and participating with other disciplines in evaluating and managing complex Neurosurgical and Pulmonary conditions and disorders. The work, in consultation with the Chief of Medicine (neurologists, and pulmonologists) requires the development of new techniques and revisions of criteria of care. The physician assistant is a primary consultant for Neurosurgery in the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS).

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U.S. Citizenship

English language proficiency

Background and/or security investigation

Full unrestricted licensure, certification, or registration

Must pass pre-employment examination; designated and/or random drug testing

ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS - Incomplete applications will be rated INELIGIBLE