ABOUT

Servicemen and women deserve the highest quality health care available, and as a Navy Physician Assistant you can ensure all medical needs are managed. Work hand-in-hand with the best Navy physicians and surgeons while you handle everything from primary care issues to specialty and emergency trauma situations. Serve globally in hospital settings, aboard aircraft carriers and bring the best in U.S. health care on humanitarian relief missions. Your skills in medicine are needed to keep our Sailors healthy so they can continue to carry on operations every day. APPLY HERE.{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a PA in the Navy Medical Service Corps, you will help care for Sailors, Marines and their families. You may also have the chance to assist in Navy medical relief missions worldwide. Responsibilities may include:

• Working together with supervising physicians and surgeons
• Providing services that civilian physicians provide
• Handling primary-care issues or pursue a specific surgical subspecialty
• Overseeing other members of the medical team
• Training in emerging need areas, such as emergency medicine, rural medicine and family practice
• Obtaining medical histories
• Performing comprehensive exams
• Treating minor injuries
• Interpreting lab tests and X-rays
• Counseling patients, providing detailed instructions for home-care procedures
• Prescribing medications
• Carrying out treatment plans

PAY AND BENEFITS

From the day you start, you'll receive:

• Competitive salary
• Free health insurance
• Free housing
• A retirement plan
• 30 days paid vacation per year

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

The Navy offers generous scholarships, financial assistance and continuing education programs. You can finish your education with little or no debt, and learn to lead others, further distinguishing your career, enhancing your credentials and expanding the boundaries of your expertise. Plus, if you're a student or resident, you can concentrate on your education or training, with no military/training obligation until after your program is completed.

Graduate Students

Through the Navy Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP), you may be eligible to receive financial assistance to pay down the cost of your graduate education. This includes:

• A monthly military salary in excess of $2,200 for up to 24 months
• 100% tuition assistance
• A generous housing allowance*
• A comprehensive health-care benefits package

*Navy HSCP housing allowance based on graduate school location. Increased offer amounts available in areas with a higher cost of living.

Practicing Physician Assistants

Through the Navy Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP), you may be eligible to receive financial assistance to pay down the cost of your graduate education.

All offers have many variables. To get details and find out which offer would benefit you most, request that a Navy Medical Recruiter contact you.{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• U.S. citizen between the ages of 18 and 41
• Completion of a Physician Assistant education program approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA)
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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