PA’s Make a Difference Every Day — Join the Sioux Falls VA Team!

Are you a dedicated Physician Assistant passionate about providing high-quality, compassionate care to those who’ve served our nation? The Royal C. Johnson VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls, SD invites you to become part of our Primary Care Service Line team.

Under the direction of a supervising physician, you’ll deliver comprehensive primary care to Veterans across all clinical settings. From conducting evaluations and managing treatments to educating patients and coordinating care, your expertise will directly enhance the lives of those who sacrificed for ours’.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct patient histories, exams, diagnoses, and treatments for new and follow-up visits.
• Manage lab orders, interpret results, and adjust care plans accordingly.
• Initiate and manage medications, perform EKGs, and recommend appropriate follow-up.
• Document using SOAP format and maintain compliance with all Clinical Reminders.
• Support patient access through face-to-face, group, phone, and secure messaging visits.
• Coordinate care between specialty, surgical, mental health, extended care/rehab, and community services.
• Help drive performance excellence in patient outcomes, access, quality, and productivity while being mindful of resource utilization.

Why Join Our Team

At the VA, you’ll find more than a job — you’ll find purpose, stability, and growth.

• Mission-driven work: Serve Veterans with honor in a system designed around team-based, patient-centered care.
• Competitive compensation: Salary range of $100,000 – $151,000, with potential for regular salary increases and performance awards.
• Outstanding benefits: Federal benefits package including retirement, health, dental, vision, life insurance, generous paid time off, and CME opportunities.
• Quality of life: Enjoy the affordable cost of living and friendly community of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

If you’re ready to take your career to a place where your skills truly matter, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and be part of something bigger — because caring for Veterans is more than a career; it’s a calling.

To apply:?Send your CV to?Jason.tafoya@va.gov
Questions??Schedule a time to chat here:?https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/JasonTafoyaVA@DVAGOV.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System consists of a Joint Commission accredited complexity level 2 medical center and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) that serve Veterans in eastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, and southwestern Minnesota. 

The medical center has 40 acute beds and 58 transitional care beds and is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with CBOCs in Aberdeen, Wagner, and Watertown, South Dakota as well as Sioux City and Spirit Lake, Iowa.

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23), which is comprised of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as Community Clinics in Wyoming, Wisconsin and Illinois.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service