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Location:
Columbus, IN 47201
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Other Pay:
Guard Enlistment:Officer Bonuses of up to $30,000 are available
Industry:
Healthcare - Health Services
Military
Job Type:
Health Care
Professional Services
Government
Experience:
Not Specified
Description
Be a Commissioned Officer in the Army National Guard
Commissioned officers in the Army National Guard hold positions of great authority. They're decision-makers with a profound responsibility to their country and themselves.To become an Officer, you must demonstrate character attributes including integrity, courage, leadership, intelligence, the ability to make major decisions and the willingness to accept moral responsibility for your decisions.
Physician Assistant Officer
Be a vital part of a groundbreaking medical team.
Physician assistants in the Army National Guard have the opportunity to participate in treatments many of them never thought possible. For battle-wounded Soldiers, time is of the essence. In the Guard, you'll become proficient at working with patients in mobile, rapidly-paced situations that put medical innovations into practice. When your service with the Guard is complete, you'll have unbelievable real-world experience and expertise to bring to your new civilian practice.
The Army National Guard is currently seeking certified physician assistants who hold degrees from an accredited institution of higher learning.
Benefits of Being a National Guard Physician Assistant
The Army National Guard appreciates the crucial nature of your profession—without physician assistants, our medical care system could not function as smoothly as it does. To thank you for tackling the new challenges you will face every day as a physician assistant in the Guard, we offer incentive programs. You may qualify for one or both.
Click on the links below to learn more.
Healthcare Professional Bonus (Physician Assistants are now eligible for $20,000 per year for 3 years - total $60,000.)
Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)
Leader and Healer
As a Guard physician assistant, you'll receive a Medical Specialist Corps commission in the Army National Guard Medical Department (AMEDD). You will be recognized as both a military officer and a highly skilled medical professional. You'll have the authority and support you need to get the job done, in addition to the traditional respect and privileges due the rank. You'll work side-by-side with medical professionals with battlefield experience, offering you the benefit of their knowledge and expertise. And you'll feel an undeniable sense of pride and camaraderie when you don the uniform of a commissioned officer in the Army National Guard Medical Department.
Civilian Related
Being an Officer in the National Guard, you will have the same qualifications to practice in your specialty in the civilian world.
Requirements
Requirements
You must have a degree in your area of specialty from a US accredited school and have a current, unrestricted national certification or registration and/or state license in your specialty.