Physician Assistant

About the role

The Physician Assistant (PA) will actively see patients and will assist Supervisory Medical Officers by providing a wide range of health services, including occupational health, aviation medicine and public health.

As an advanced practice specialist, the incumbent provides expert advice and guidance to officials, administrators, and healthcare providers on a wide range of medical and healthcare concerns.

What you will do

• The incumbent must be prepared to evaluate urgent and emergent health care problems, Integrating primary health care needs and assessment of needs for approximately 10,000 patient visits annually.
• Implements and promotes approved standards in accordance with the American Medical Association regarding care, procedures, methods, techniques, safety precautions, and protocols for the integrated health team.
• The PA will work on a team comprised of Registered Nurses (RNs), Health Technicians, and Medical Records Technicians (MRTs), with a focus on patient-centered, occupational and primary care focus based on health promotion and/or disease/illness prevention.
• Utilizes experience and knowledge in assessment, treatment and evaluation of a comprehensive range of health care issues focusing on fitness for duty.
• Assesses work place injuries and illnesses.
• Provides allergy immunotherapy shots as well as vaccinations.
• Conducts Preemployment evaluations.
• Responsibilities include assessments and history and physicals; interpretation of laboratory and radiographic: tests.
• On occasion, may provide drug and alcohol/substance abuse evaluations.
• The PA also provides emergency/urgent care measures, discusses preventive health as applicable; prescribes medications and other treatments; orders, conducts, interprets laboratory, diagnostic studies and procedures.
• As an agent of the supervising medical officer, the PA is authorized to write medical orders on patients.
• Every prescription order written will be within the parameters of their scope practice.
• In the absence of the Supervisory Medical Officer, the physician assistant will assume the role of primary care manager and be responsible for the oversight of the clinic.
• To ensure a comprehensive medical program, assesses the internal resources (clinic staff and equipment) and external resources (local emergency room and types of emergency care, urgent care, and first responders) to achieve best possible outcome for-patient care (stabilization and survival) and response to the MMAC supported organizations.
• Develops initiatives for various clinical programs, based on organizational requirements and individual patient requisite clinical care , for clinical programs including allergy, patient care, occupational medicine, and workman compensation cases that focuses on continuous improvements to patient care, data tracking and reporting, and efficient use of resources.
• Will either have duties as Pharmacy Control Officer, where the PA will manage the clinic's pharmacy to include maintaining inventory of medications; or Supply Control Officer managing inventory of immunizations and medical supplies.
• Management of materials will be balanced the needs of clinic and patient care.
• The PA will provide supervisory medical officer input to annual budget plans.
• Monitors for substance abuse of all safety sensitive positions and other designated positions in accordance with FAA directives, as needed.
• Liaisons with other medical facilities (offsite) to support a collaborative effort to improve patient care at the MMAC.
• As required, manages student education with the University of Oklahoma's PA development program through controlled internships.
• Maintains electronic and paper health record documentation in accordance with established policies and guidelines in relation to Privacy Act, and Protected Health Information.
• Provides support to multidisciplinary research teams within AAM including aeromedical research and other experimental work as necessary.
• Participates in Quality Assurance/Risk Management activities.
• This position is not remote.
• Telework is authorized for situational and emergencies.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: ***

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

KSA INFORMATION: Information Regarding KSAs: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimensions; or Other Factors, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a HR Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); Leadership and Management Dimensions and Other Factors listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), Transcripts, licenses, certificates are required.
• Supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application.
• These documents must be uploaded or emailed to *** or USAJOBS.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.
• This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 603 series.
• College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 603 series with the FAA.
• College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 603 series.
• If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** 1) Position may be filled within the Occupational Health Branch, AAM-340.

2) Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed. 3) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: *** 4) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.

Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

5) Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at *** 6) To confirm receipt of emailed documents, please email ***. This position is eligible but not in a bargaining unit. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA