Physician Assistant (Home Based Primary Care)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Akron, OH · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$200/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Not present. We have Summary, Qualifications, Duties, Physical Requirements, Work Schedule, etc. We must use for section headings. Do not repeat job title. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide sections: Summary (maybe "About the role" or "Summary"? The instruction: use
for section headings. Do not repeat job title. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide sections: Summary (maybe "About the role" or "Summary"? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map content to these headings. We have Summary (EDRP eligibility). Could be "About the role". Qualifications section present. Duties section present. Physical Requirements maybe part of Requirements? Could be "Requirements". Work Schedule maybe "Schedule". Benefits maybe not present except EDRP mention (but that's a program). Could include Benefits if mention EDRP? It's a program, not benefit. Might not create Benefits unless explicit. Pay not present. So we will have sections: About the role (summary), Qualifications, Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe physical requirements?), Schedule (work schedule). Also maybe Skills? Not separate.
We must not create sections with filler. Ensure we include all substantive info.
Let's extract content:
Summary: "This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application."
Note there is a typo "$200 -000" maybe means $200,000. Keep as written.
Qualifications: includes Basic Requirements (Citizenship, English Language Proficiency, Physician Assistant Basic Requirements), Preferred Experience, Grade Determinations (PA-I, PA-II, PA-III) with subpoints, Physical Requirements (maybe separate). Also includes "The full performance level of this vacancy is PA-III The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of PA-I to PA-III". Also includes "Physical Requirements: Physical qualifications required the ability to stand - walk - bend - and move freely Must be emotionally stable and cooperative Work is accomplished predominantly on the inpatient unit The physical surroundings involve working with the acute and chronically physically and mentally ill patients - which may cause discomfort related to negative verbal and physical activities from these patients Work involves regular and recurring exposure to infection and contagious diseases."
Duties: long paragraph.
Work Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 08:00 to 16:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized."
We need to remove boilerplate like contact instructions? The instruction: remove application instructions. Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Learn more maybe considered application instructions? It's contact info. Probably remove. Also "Learn more" maybe boilerplate. Remove.
We need to preserve substantive info: EDRP authorized, former participants ineligible, etc. That's substantive. Keep maybe as part of Benefits? Not exactly. Could be part of Summary? Might be separate section "Benefits"? But we only create sections if posting has real specific content. It does mention EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. That's about incentive. Could be part of Summary or Benefits. Since we have no explicit Benefits, maybe we incorporate into Summary or a new section "Benefits". The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we keep Summary includes EDRP details and also note about EDRP authorized etc. But the summary already mentions EDRP eligibility. The later note about former participants ineligible is additional detail about EDRP. Could add to Summary.
Work Schedule: we have schedule details. Also telework not available, virtual not a position, relocation not authorized, PCS not authorized. Those are schedule/benefits details. Could be part of Schedule section.
Thus sections:
About the role
(summary + EDRP details)
Qualifications
(all qualification details)
Responsibilities
(duties)
Requirements
(maybe physical requirements? But we already have qualifications includes physical? Actually physical requirements separate. Could put under Requirements.)
Schedule
(work schedule, telework, relocation, PCS)
We must not repeat job title. Ensure we preserve all info.
Let's craft HTML.
We'll need to use - for lists. For qualifications we have many items; we can break into sub-sections? Not required to have headings inside. We can just list items.
But we need to preserve all substantive info, not lose any.
Let's extract qualifications text:
"Qualifications 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. Basic Requirements CitizenshipCitizen of the United States in accordance with section 7402(c) to title 38 - United States Code (U.S.C.)Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with 38 U.S.C.7407(a)English Language ProficiencyCandidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f)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 ColumbiaPreferred Experience: Physician Assistant experience in a Home Care SettingGrade Determinations: Grade Determinations: Physician Assistant-I (PA-I) Experience and EducationNone beyond the basic requirementsDemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and AbilitiesThe following list of knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSA) present the minimum skill set expected of an Entry Level PAThis practice may include - but is not limited to: Ability to utilize the principles of PA practice in the care of assigned patients to provide appropriate careAbility to perform patient history and physicalAbility to formulate a plan and provide treatment to the patientAbility to provide patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the professionPhysician Assistant-II (PA-II) Experience and EducationTwo years of successful practice as a PAOR Successful completion of a PA post-graduate residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliations or other postgraduate residency programs accredited by VA - ARC-PA - U.S. Armed Forces - or another accrediting agencyOR A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of EducationDemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs)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-II: Skills to analyze and solve complex medical problemsAbility to function autonomously and make independent medical decisionsSkill to incorporate training and experience into the successful practice of patient care including telehealth medical careAbility to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient careAbility to practice with colleagues and peers collaborativelyPhysician Assistant-III (PA-III) Experience and EducationThree years of successful practice as a PAOR Successful completion of a PA post-graduate residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliations or other postgraduate residency programs accredited by VA - ARC-PA - U.S. Armed Forces - or another accrediting agency and one year of professional practice as a PAOR A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and one year of professional practice as a PADemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and AbilitiesPAs 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-III: Ability to clinically evaluate facility patient care delivery systems and validate or identify barriers to safe and effective patient careSkill to consistently demonstrate an elevated level of expertise and autonomy in diagnosing and treating seriously ill - multi-symptomatic patients through facility Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE)Ability to present clinical findings and recommendations to appropriate management officialsAbility to clinically facilitate the delivery of patient care in collaboration with health professionals - health managers - and other health care personnelAbility to implement and initiate clinical changes to established treatment protocols based upon new medical literature research findings to enhance patient delivery care for improved patient outcomesAbility to participate clinically in the development of the PA patient care audit processes involving in-depth review and analysis of medical recordsReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/The full performance level of this vacancy is PA-IIIThe actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of PA-I to PA-III"
We need to preserve all that. It's messy but we can keep as paragraphs.
Physical Requirements: "Physical Requirements: Physical qualifications required the ability to stand - walk - bend - and move freelyMust be emotionally stable and cooperativeWork is accomplished predominantly on the inpatient unitThe physical surroundings involve working with the acute and chronically physically and mentally ill patients - which may cause discomfort related to negative verbal and physical activities from these patientsWork involves regular and recurring exposure to infection and contagious diseases."
Duties: long paragraph.
Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 08:00 to 16:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual positionRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedEDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentiveContact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistanceLearn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized."
We need to strip contact line and "Learn more". So keep schedule details: Monday-Friday 08:00 to 16:30pm, Telework: Not Available, Virtual: This is not a virtual position, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized, EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive, Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Now produce HTML.
We'll wrap each section in
then content.
For lists: we have many bullet-like sentences separated by spaces. Could convert to - each sentence. But that may be excessive. However instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to identify lists. In Qualifications, there are many items like Basic Requirements, Preferred Experience, Grade Determinations, KSAs. Those are lists. We'll convert each distinct item to
- . Might be many but okay.
Similarly Duties: many sentences separated by periods. Could treat as list.
Physical Requirements: list of items.
Schedule: maybe not a list.
We'll need to parse the text into logical items.
Given the complexity, we can approximate by splitting on periods and capital letters? Might be messy but we can produce a reasonable representation.
Better: Keep as paragraphs (
) for prose, and only use
- when there is a clear list indicated by bullet points or colon followed by items separated by line breaks. The original text doesn't have explicit bullet markers; it's just sentences. The instruction
About the role
(summary + EDRP details)Qualifications
(all qualification details)Responsibilities
(duties)Requirements
(maybe physical requirements? But we already have qualifications includes physical? Actually physical requirements separate. Could put under Requirements.)Schedule
(work schedule, telework, relocation, PCS) We must not repeat job title. Ensure we preserve all info. Let's craft HTML. We'll need to use- for lists. For qualifications we have many items; we can break into sub-sections? Not required to have headings inside. We can just list items.
But we need to preserve all substantive info, not lose any.
Let's extract qualifications text:
"Qualifications 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. Basic Requirements CitizenshipCitizen of the United States in accordance with section 7402(c) to title 38 - United States Code (U.S.C.)Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with 38 U.S.C.7407(a)English Language ProficiencyCandidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f)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 ColumbiaPreferred Experience: Physician Assistant experience in a Home Care SettingGrade Determinations: Grade Determinations: Physician Assistant-I (PA-I) Experience and EducationNone beyond the basic requirementsDemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and AbilitiesThe following list of knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSA) present the minimum skill set expected of an Entry Level PAThis practice may include - but is not limited to: Ability to utilize the principles of PA practice in the care of assigned patients to provide appropriate careAbility to perform patient history and physicalAbility to formulate a plan and provide treatment to the patientAbility to provide patient care that is abreast of changing concepts and advancements in the professionPhysician Assistant-II (PA-II) Experience and EducationTwo years of successful practice as a PAOR Successful completion of a PA post-graduate residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliations or other postgraduate residency programs accredited by VA - ARC-PA - U.S. Armed Forces - or another accrediting agencyOR A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of EducationDemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs)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-II: Skills to analyze and solve complex medical problemsAbility to function autonomously and make independent medical decisionsSkill to incorporate training and experience into the successful practice of patient care including telehealth medical careAbility to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment for improvement of services for patient careAbility to practice with colleagues and peers collaborativelyPhysician Assistant-III (PA-III) Experience and EducationThree years of successful practice as a PAOR Successful completion of a PA post-graduate residency program sponsored by VHA Office of Academic Affiliations or other postgraduate residency programs accredited by VA - ARC-PA - U.S. Armed Forces - or another accrediting agency and one year of professional practice as a PAOR A doctoral degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and one year of professional practice as a PADemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and AbilitiesPAs 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-III: Ability to clinically evaluate facility patient care delivery systems and validate or identify barriers to safe and effective patient careSkill to consistently demonstrate an elevated level of expertise and autonomy in diagnosing and treating seriously ill - multi-symptomatic patients through facility Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE)Ability to present clinical findings and recommendations to appropriate management officialsAbility to clinically facilitate the delivery of patient care in collaboration with health professionals - health managers - and other health care personnelAbility to implement and initiate clinical changes to established treatment protocols based upon new medical literature research findings to enhance patient delivery care for improved patient outcomesAbility to participate clinically in the development of the PA patient care audit processes involving in-depth review and analysis of medical recordsReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/The full performance level of this vacancy is PA-IIIThe actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of PA-I to PA-III"
We need to preserve all that. It's messy but we can keep as paragraphs.
Physical Requirements: "Physical Requirements: Physical qualifications required the ability to stand - walk - bend - and move freelyMust be emotionally stable and cooperativeWork is accomplished predominantly on the inpatient unitThe physical surroundings involve working with the acute and chronically physically and mentally ill patients - which may cause discomfort related to negative verbal and physical activities from these patientsWork involves regular and recurring exposure to infection and contagious diseases."
Duties: long paragraph.
Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 08:00 to 16:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual positionRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedEDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentiveContact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistanceLearn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized."
We need to strip contact line and "Learn more". So keep schedule details: Monday-Friday 08:00 to 16:30pm, Telework: Not Available, Virtual: This is not a virtual position, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized, EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive, Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Now produce HTML.
We'll wrap each section in
then content. For lists: we have many bullet-like sentences separated by spaces. Could convert to
- each sentence. But that may be excessive. However instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to identify lists. In Qualifications, there are many items like Basic Requirements, Preferred Experience, Grade Determinations, KSAs. Those are lists. We'll convert each distinct item to
- . Might be many but okay.
Similarly Duties: many sentences separated by periods. Could treat as list.
Physical Requirements: list of items.
Schedule: maybe not a list.
We'll need to parse the text into logical items.
Given the complexity, we can approximate by splitting on periods and capital letters? Might be messy but we can produce a reasonable representation.
Better: Keep as paragraphs (
) for prose, and only use
- when there is a clear list indicated by bullet points or colon followed by items separated by line breaks. The original text doesn't have explicit bullet markers; it's just sentences. The instruction
- each sentence. But that may be excessive. However instruction: Use