Physician (Geriatrics)- Community Living Center

About the role

The North Florida/ South Georgia VA Healthcare System's Geriatrics & Extended Care Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Board Certified Physician (Geriatrics) for our Lake City Community Living Center. This position offers a chance to serve our nation's veterans along with excellent work life balance. The CLC provides care to Veterans who need memory care, long term nursing home level of care, short term rehabilitation or skilled nursing care in a Nursing Home setting.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing of Patients Histories, examinations, assessments and plans for CLC residents coordinating all evaluations, diagnostic testing, clinical follow up, and care coordination.
• Coordinating of Community Living Center (CLC) Team in the day to day management of Veterans.
• Promoting an atmosphere of efficiency and accuracy in the timeliness of submission of completed documents.
• Collaborating with Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistant, ancillary health care providers, and various clinical Specialties. Help facilitate hospital admissions, post discharge care and specialty consultations as needed.
• Participates in screening of veterans and completion of consults for the CLC.
• Participates in call schedule for telephonic coverage for urgent needs of veterans in the CLC after administrative hours.
• Participates in interdisciplinary Team meetings.
• Participates in other clinical duties as assigned by the ACOS for Geriatrics & Extended Care.

Requirements

• All qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
• This is an open continuous announcement that will remain open until filled. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
• The Physician - Community Living Center (CLC) is responsible for the overall quality of medical care and treatment to the Veteran population as assigned.
• The Physician (Geriatrics) Community Living Center will have the following direct clinical responsibilities:

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement.
• Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
• Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship; Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Licenses and Registrations: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Palliative Medicine fellowship) leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Board Certification: Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine

Skills

• Excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Pay

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-430pm