Physician Assistant GS-0603-12
Overview
"Are you a dedicated Physician Assistant looking to make a profound impact on the health, readiness, and resilience of our nation’s heroes?" Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Sport Medicine is seeking a talented, mission-driven Physician Assistant to join our primary and urgent care teams in beautiful Southern California.
Nestled along 17 miles of pristine coastline in San Diego County, Camp Pendleton is the prime amphibious training base for the Marine Corps—and your next career destination.
Responsibilities
Performs medical screening exams and initial work-ups for patients of all ages, secures histories, orders necessary diagnostic tests (labs, X-rays), diagnoses illnesses, and establishes treatment plans.
Conducts periodic health, deployment, separation, commissioning, and retirement physicals to support military readiness.
Manages routine follow-ups, treats documented chronic illnesses, writes outpatient orders, dictates narrative summaries, and defines unknown or critical clinical conditions.
Works with supervising physicians to evaluate and adjust therapeutic plans, referring complex, serious, or uncommon cases to specialized medical management.
Provides pre- and post-operative care, assists in major surgeries, provides hospital care for surgical patients, performs minor surgeries independently, and writes/dictates discharge summaries.
May support specialty areas like emergency medicine, orthopedics, geriatrics, or thoracic surgery.
Serves as a voting medical staff member, participates in policy-making committees, and attends required medical staff, Morbidity & Mortality (M&M), and department meetings.
Participates in clinic accreditation/inspection preparations, risk management, medical record peer reviews, and Performance Improvement initiatives.
Pairs with external professionals and agencies to coordinate comprehensive care plans, and develops new clinic approaches to improve healthcare delivery for military families and beneficiaries.
Assesses the educational needs of patients and families, designs and implements tailored teaching programs, and provides continuing guidance on treatments, preventive wellness, and drug usage.
Qualifications
Open to all U.S. Citizens.
Qualifying experience includes both paid and unpaid/volunteer work.
Education: Graduate of a physician assistant program accredited by the ARC-PA (or its predecessors).
Certification: Must possess and maintain active certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), including CME and re-certification requirements.
Licensure: Must hold a current, active, full, and unrestricted state, territory, or District of Columbia PA license. (Note: Current federal 0603-series PAs continuously employed since on or before September 27, 2017, are exempt).
Required Experience: Minimum of 1 full year of work experience as a certified PA (equivalent to the GS-11 level in federal service), specifically including obtaining medical histories, performing physical exams, and prescribing medications.