PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (Cardio)

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY: Columbia has 91 parks and 8 trails totaling 26 miles for walking, running, and biking, with a 30-mile loop addition in the works. Columbia's trail system connects to the 237-mile Katy trail crossing the state. Top collegiate sporting events average 25 per month, with easy access to professional sports in nearby St Louis and Kansas City. Centralized location offers quick access to St. Louis and Kansas City, as well as the State Capitol, Jefferson City, and the beautiful vacation getaway, Lake of the Ozarks. Columbia is also ranked by Niche.com as #25 best city to live in America, #28 best city to buy a house, and #24 best city to raise a family. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8-430pm Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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) Cardio Heart Failure Physician Assistant Duties: The Physician Assistant works closely with the fellows, medical st aff, ancillary staff, students and other medical staff providing quality care to a diverse demographic. Clinical and administrative duties include but are not limited to: Participating in a team approach to patient care with surgeons, fellows, residents, medical students, ancillary staff, other services, and patient and family members. Primary focus of practice is the clinical management of health care for patients in the cardiology/heart failure outpatient clinics and procedure clinics. Promotes, directs, evaluates and is responsible for the management of safe patient care to cardiology/heart failure patients. Participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team to assess and monitor cardiology/heart failure patients. Facilitates patient's entry and exit from various health care systems by establishing and maintaining liaison with a variety of medical specialists and associated staff. Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care, procedures, methods and techniques, safety precautions, and protocols in their application to the cardiology/heart failure patient population in all settings. Collaborates with other health care resources to insure continuity of care. Keeps abreast of latest trends, skills, procedures, and protocols relevant in the area of specialty and serves as a resource person for the medical center staff. Attends and manages outpatient Cardiology/heart failure Clinics I0. Primary resource for outpatient cardiology/heart failure consults, assessing patient acuity and appropriately schedules evaluations. Monitors and maintains consult tracking package. Monitors laboratory and pathology evaluations for the outpatient cardiology/heart failure population. Completes patient's disability and insurance forms as needed. Arranges for cardiac procedures and interventions. Oversees scheduling to the outpatient cardiology/heart failure clinics with resolution of scheduling conflicts. Other tasks as delegated by the supervisor

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be 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 state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.