ak004 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Just curious to hear from WA PAs: how long did it take to get your license? I’m a new grad and had all my documents in a couple weeks ago, and still haven’t heard anything. My new job is supposed to start in 3 weeks and I’m starting to get concerned, and getting anyone on the phone at the medical commission office seems to be impossible. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 2, 2019 Administrator Share Posted September 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, ak004 said: Just curious to hear from WA PAs: how long did it take to get your license? I’m a new grad and had all my documents in a couple weeks ago, and still haven’t heard anything. My new job is supposed to start in 3 weeks and I’m starting to get concerned, and getting anyone on the phone at the medical commission office seems to be impossible. From the auto-answer email I just got from them yesterday: "Thank you for contacting The Washington Medical Commission. Your email is very important to us. At this time due to short staffing and being amidst our peak season, our response time is approximately two weeks for inquiries. Our Delegation Agreement turnaround time is currently 30 days. Physician and Surgeon and Physician Assistant routine application are currently at 8-20 weeks for completion." You may be out of luck. So, for that matter, might be I, as I was going to be picking up some per diem shifts for yet another place that's short staffed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak004 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Well that’s great. We made my start date based on the website info at the time I accepted the job (average time for processing approximately 45 days). It seems that info is out of date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 2, 2019 Administrator Share Posted September 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, ak004 said: Well that’s great. We made my start date based on the website info at the time I accepted the job (average time for processing approximately 45 days). It seems that info is out of date Yeah. Wonderful of them to double our licensing fees AND severely decommit from previous throughput times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak004 Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Update: if you lean on them a little (I think my new manager called the commission and yelled at someone), you’ll get your license and delegation agreement approved in a week! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic3 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I applied in June and it took exactly 8 weeks. How did you get your job and what metro area is it? I've been looking within an hour or so from Seattle and haven't had any luck as a new grad in this area. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak004 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 I’m in the Tacoma area. I found my job through a recruiter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8123 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 They are IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of. This is ridiculous. I have had my stuff submitted 5 weeks ago and tried contacting them 2x via voicemail and 2x via email. No replies. Any one else have any luck? For some reason, when I log onto my Application Portal, the PA application isn't there anymore and there isn't an option to start a new application though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted November 1, 2019 Administrator Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 5:40 PM, 8123 said: They are IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of. This is ridiculous. I have had my stuff submitted 5 weeks ago and tried contacting them 2x via voicemail and 2x via email. No replies. Any one else have any luck? For some reason, when I log onto my Application Portal, the PA application isn't there anymore and there isn't an option to start a new application though. I emailed the medical commission on an issue unrelated to licensing or an investigation about two months ago, and have yet to hear back from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I submitted my application on 9/13, the check cleared a week later and then about 3 weeks later I received an email for fingerprinting. Then silence... Finally, this last Friday, I was actually able to get someone on the phone. Lady was able to look me up: basically it takes about 45 days just for processing, then about 2 weeks to get on someone’s desk to review (this is when you’re notified about any missing documents ect)... I asked how long it takes to finally get the license assuming no documents are missing; about 1.5 weeks more to get the license. So I’m guessing I’ll get mine in 3 weeks. She explained that they are extremely busy this time every year with all the new graduates (I’m not sure why they don’t plan for extra staff, this time every year). Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeUPA Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 You may want to consider joining the Washington Academy of PhysiCian Assistants (WAPA.com) who have been working this and several other PA practice requirement issues. Best regards, MIke Urakawa, PA-C WAPA Past President Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobigred31 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I know I'm late to the party, but here's an update for future readers of this thread. The commission has now established a simple online form for getting same-day approval of delegation agreement. I'm a new grad who was prevented from working for about 2 weeks beyond my start date until they put in this new system, so it was a game-changer for me. https://wmc.wa.gov/licensing/applications-and-forms/physician-assistant-delegation-agreement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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