42GX - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AFSC Officer

Summary

Keeping our Airmen and their families healthy means providing them with effective and efficient healthcare. Physician Assistants are key members of Air Force healthcare teams all over the world. From providing comprehensive medical care to examining, diagnosing, and treating diseases and injuries to managing inpatient and outpatient care, they provide a broad range of services to help the Air Force family stay active and get healthy as quickly as possible.

What You’ll Do

• Perform primary medical care and clinical duties.
• Exercise autonomy in medical decision-making.
• Deploy to provide medical care in wartime as well as on humanitarian and peacekeeping missions.
• Practice quality patient care, clinical teaching, patient education, research and leadership activities.

Duties

• Perform duties related to specialized field requirements.
• Support Air Force mission objectives through technical expertise.
• Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with other units to accomplish mission requirements.
• Supervise and train personnel as required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and practices of medical treatments
• Graduation from a Physician Assistant training program from an ARC-PA accredited institution
• Completion of Officer Training School course
• Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday

Minimum Education

Master of Science (MS) in Physician Assistant studies (or equivalent Master’s degree/Doctorate) from an ARC-PA accredited institution

Components

• Air Force Active Duty
• Air National Guard
• Air Force Reserve