- Position Title
- Physician Assistant (Only for Current Permanent Employees of South Texas VA Health Care System)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CAZM-12685789-25-CK Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, February 6, 2025 to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) Graduate?
An HPT may be VA-paid, Without Compensation (WOC), or a participant of the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program that has been appointed to a temporary position in one or more VHA medical facilities performing clinical or research training experience to satisfy program or degree requirements.
To verify your standing as a current/past/upcoming HPT graduate, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), the FL-294 (or a WOC appointment letter).
An HPT may be VA-paid, Without Compensation (WOC), or a participant of the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program that has been appointed to a temporary position in one or more VHA medical facilities performing clinical or research training experience to satisfy program or degree requirements.
To verify your standing as a current/past/upcoming HPT graduate, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), the FL-294 (or a WOC appointment letter).
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
In order to receive appropriate consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for Veterans' Preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (member copy 4 or earlier version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference along with the required documentation listed on the form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).
If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
3.
Applicants are required to undergo and successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening test and must submit to random drug testing after employment. Will you comply with this requirement?
4.
Are you willing to undergo a pre-employment physical?
5.
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Are you proficient in basic written and spoken English?
Assessment 1
This announcement is an internal announcement only open to current, permanent employees of the South Texas VA Health Care System.
This Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) is established to enable Physician Assistants to communicate their desire to be reassigned to other Physician Assistant positions within the South Texas VA Health Care System. To keep the applicant pool current, applications expire every 90 days. Applicants to this announcement must update their application every 90 days for continued considered for internal reassignments.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
I understand to remain active in this announcement, I must update my application package every 90 days.
ELIGIBILITY: This section is used to determine your eligibility for appointment in the Federal Government. READ ALL ANSWERS CAREFULLY BEFORE RESPONDING, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS MAY RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. Please choose the best answer to determine your eligibility for this position
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
I am a current permanent employee of the South Texas VA Health Care System
Health Professional Trainee's (HPTs): The following section is for Health Professional Trainee's (HPTs) who have successfully completed or are expected to successfully complete an affiliate sponsored or VA Sponsored training program may be considered based on completing the requirements listed below by the date of appointment. Please ensure you provide all supporting documentation regarding your training program and expected completion. Ensure you provide details in the provided narrative sections of this assessment.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
I am a past, current or upcoming Health Professional Trainee (HPT) who has spent all or part of your clinical training experience at a VA facility.
4.
I am a past or current Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) recipient.
5.
Please provide the following information regarding your HPT Clinical Training Experience or your Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) information: Location of VA Facility and dates attended.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Please answer the below questions regarding basic qualifications for Physician Assistants.
6.
Education: You must be a graduate of a PA training program which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor organizations. Additionally, candidates must meet one of the following:
(1) Master's degree in any discipline;
OR
(2) Bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a PA.
Do you meet this educational requirement?
(1) Master's degree in any discipline;
OR
(2) Bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a PA.
Do you meet this educational requirement?
7.
Certification: You must successfully have passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE).
Do you meet this requirement?
Do you meet this requirement?
8.
Licensure: Candidates must possess an active, current, full, and restricted license as a Physician Assistant to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Do you meet this licensure requirement?
Do you meet this licensure requirement?
9.
License Information: Please provide the following information regarding your licensure (active and expired):
License type
State issued
Date of original issuance
Date of expiration
License type
State issued
Date of original issuance
Date of expiration
SPECIALTY AREA AND LOCATION: This section includes the South Texas VA Health Care System areas where Bargaining Unit Physician Assistants are employed. Please review the entire list and select all areas and locations where you would want to be considered for placement prior to a Non-Competitive applicant selection being considered and selected. You may update your selections at any time.
10.
SPECIALTY AREA: Select all that apply.
11.
LOCATIONS: Select all that apply
***APPLICATION PACKAGE NOTIFICATION & WARNING*** We appreciate your interest in available positions within the Heart of Texas VA Health Care System. It is our goal to forward every eligible and qualified candidate for consideration. Due to the nature of our systems, it is imperative that your application package be accurate and complete. Therefore, prior to finalizing your application package and submitting for consideration, please ensure the following: All documents are appropriately selected, are legible, and have uploaded successfully (we recommend viewing them a second time to ensure no errors have occurred in the process). Missing documents may cause your application package to be ineligible for consideration. All your responses to the assessment questions are accurate and correctly reflect your current situation. Question responses are used in determining if you meet specific eligibility and qualification requirements. Please Note: Until the closing date of the announcement, you can update or edit your package. However, once your application package is submitted and the announcement period closes, we are unable to add documentation or alter your responses. By submitting your package for consideration, you are attesting that your application package is complete and accurate.