Job Description
The advertised job position is Physician Assistant (Primary Care at Veterans Health Administration in Washington. The Physician Assistant (Main Care) serves the Central Texas VA Health Care System at the Brownwood VA Clinic, situated at 2600 Memorial Park Drive, Brownwood, TX 76801.
This role is portion of the Ambulatory Care Solution and centers on community-based outpatient clinical care. The PA independently handles a panel of general medicine patients, functioning as their leading care provider.
Function in this role covers performing history and physical exams, ordering and evaluating lab tests, providing preventive medicine solutions, managing chronic disease issues, and coordinating outpatient follow-up care.
The PA must reveal insight of age-related care and be adaptable to meet offering line wants. Telework isn’t available, and relocation incentives aren’t cleared. Perform schedule is generally Monday-Friday, 0730-1600 CST, with doable extended hours and weekends.
You must be willing to operate irregular hours and be assigned to other locations if required.
Salary & Compensation
Pay / Cover Package: $114,291 - $180,592 per year.
Qualification
You must encounter core conditions: U.S. Citizenship (non-citizens may be appointed if qualified citizens can’t be recruited).. Proficiency in spoken and written English.. A master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree with one year PA expertise.. Thriving passage of the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE).. And a packed and unrestricted license to practice in a state or territory.
- U.S. Citizenship called for; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens aren’t open.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English as needed by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d).
- Master's degree in any discipline, OR a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant.
- Winning passage of the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) or in the routine of taking the exam.
- Present complete and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
- Grade determinations set on know-how and demonstrated KSAs: PA-I (entry level), PA-II (intermediate, 2 years practice or postgraduate residency or doctoral degree), PA-III (packed performance, 3 years practice or postgraduate residency).
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination and urinalysis drug screening.
- Selective Solution Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Participation in seasonal influenza vaccination program called for for all VA Health Care Personnel.
- Must wrap up a background/security investigation and online onboarding procedure.
Role Responsibilities
Oversee a panel of general medicine patients as their principal care provider.
- Perform complete history and physical examinations.
- Order and evaluate suitable laboratory tests and diagnostic studies.
- Supply preventive medicine offerings, such as health maintenance and screenings.
- Run chronic disease problems such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.
- Organize outpatient follow-up care and guarantee continuity of care.
- Communicate care schemes and arrange with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team participants.
- Display expertise of age-related modifies and offer care located on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and safety considerations.
How to Apply
Open the USAJOBS announcement and with your USAJOBS or Login.gov account.
- Finalize the federal submission questionnaire and attach your federal resume and required documents.
- Hand in your finish submission package by 11:59 PM (ET) on October 14, 2026.
- Make sure your responses and documentation are sent in before the closing date; you’ll receive a confirmation email.
Additional Information
This role is open to U.S. Citizens; non-citizens may be appointed only if no qualified citizens are on offer.
- Relocation/recruitment incentives aren’t approved; permanent change of station (PCS) isn’t cleared.
- Work schedule is normally Monday-Friday, 0730-1600 CST, but may cover extended hours, weekends, and irregular shifts.
- You must be willing to function at other related solutions or locations if essential.
- Physical needs involve weighty lifting (45 lbs and over), hefty carrying, pushing, walking, standing, and repeated bending.
- Vision conditions: near vision correctable to 13-16 inches, far vision correctable to 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other, capacity to distinguish basic colors and shades.
- Hearing aid permitted; both hands and legs needed.
About Company
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care to over 9 million veterans each year. The VA Central Texas Health Care System serves veterans in Central Texas through its medical center in Temple and multiple community-based outpatient clinics, covering the Brownwood VA Clinic. This role lets you cater to those who have served our country, operating in a supportive, interdisciplinary environment focused on veteran-centered care. Veterans Health Administration is named as the hiring organization for the Physician Assistant (Main Care) post.
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