PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH)

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirements for Physician Assistant (Occupational Health): Education: Graduation from a physician assistant educational program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors, at a college, university, or educational institution that is accredited by an accrediting body or organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

01Certification

Successful completion of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) examination; must maintain status as a certified physician assistant, including completion of all requirements for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and re-certification.

02Licensure

Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician Assistant from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Exemption: You are exempt from the license requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0603 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status. In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Experience: A minimum of one full year of work experience as a certified physician assistant equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Perform occupational medicine physical examinations which includes, pre-employment/pre-placement evaluations, baseline health examinations, occupational medical surveillance and job certification exams, and administrative examinations.,Perform pre-placement evaluations from a standpoint of prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.,Evaluate individuals with disabilities to determine if they can perform the essential job functions and makes recommendation for reasonable accommodations.,Perform exams on individuals who have been absent from the workplace for a specified period of time due to illness, injury.,Refer employees to their primary health care provider for follow-up or further evaluation of non-job-related medical concerns encountered in the various physical examinations.,Make diagnosis and evaluates examinee’s condition on the basis of examination, reports and medical experience.,Assure appropriate immunizations are provided to employees potentially exposed to infectious disease because of work environment or required foreign travel.,Provide evaluation and treatment for work related injuries or refers injured person to appropriate medical treatment facility or health care provider as.