Supervisory Physician Assistant

About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and directly supports the White House Medical Unit. The incumbent serves as a senior Physician Assistant providing advanced clinical, supervisory, operational, and medical-readiness expertise in support of the WHMU mission. The incumbent may be required to work outside normal duty hours and must remain capable of responding to short-notice mission requirements. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Independently evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages acute and chronic medical conditions within established clinical privileges and scope of practice.

Delivers advanced medical care in fixed facilities and during designated missions, travel, contingency operations, emergency responses, and sensitive activities.

Establishes priorities and expectations for employees; allocates resources; evaluates performance; provides formal counseling, mentorship, and professional development; and resolves complex performance, conduct, workforce, and operational issues.

Leads the development, review, standardization, implementation, and continuous improvement of guidelines, orders, standard operating procedures, emergency-response protocols, clinical pathways, readiness directives, and related operational policies.

Directs comprehensive clinical, logistical, facility, and operational-readiness assessments to anticipate and identify systemic vulnerabilities and capability gaps before they impact patient care or mission execution.

Represents the White House Medical Unit (WHMU), as designated, in multidisciplinary and interagency coordination involving military, federal, academic, and civilian healthcare organizations.

Maintains active clinical privileges and advanced clinical competency through sustained direct patient care, operational missions, readiness exercises, and mandatory continuing professional education.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.