Physician - Primary Care

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for sections present: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities? Yes duties. Requirements? Qualifications? We have Qualifications section with basic requirements etc. Benefits? Pay, Schedule, Benefits? There's Pay, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract, Work Schedule. Those are benefits/compensation. We can group into Benefits section maybe. But we need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have Pay info: "Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". That's specific enough. Paid Time Off details. Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract, Work Schedule. So we can create a Benefits section with subpoints maybe as list. Or separate sections: Pay, Benefits (PTO, Retirement, Insurance, etc), Schedule. The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have headings: Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly also "Education Debt Reduction Program" could be a section? Not in list but could be considered Benefits? Might be separate but not required. We'll include it under Benefits maybe. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract content. Responsibilities: list of duties from "Duties for this position include but are not limited to:" then bullet list. We'll create

• each duty. Qualifications: includes Basic Requirements (citizenship, education, licensure, residency training, English language proficiency) and Preferred Experience (one year outpatient primary care, board eligible/certified IM or FM). Also note about EDRP? That's separate. We'll put Qualifications section with subheadings? Not allowed; only

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  • for lists. We need to preserve all substantive info: include details about citizenship, education, licensure, residency training options, exceptions, English language proficiency, preferred experience. Also note about EDRP eligibility: mention program details. Pay: "Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases". Also maybe note about salary range? Not given. Benefits: Paid Time Off details, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract. Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Also note about Open Continuous Announcement until Sep 30 2026, applications ongoing. That's maybe part of About the role? Not a heading we have. Could be included in Responsibilities? Might be better to include a short paragraph under Responsibilities or maybe a separate "About the role" but we don't have heading for that. The instruction says use headings from list; we can omit About the role if not present. We can include that info in a

    under Responsibilities or maybe under Qualifications? Better to put under Responsibilities as a note. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. Let's craft. HTML:

    Responsibilities

    The VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo is seeking a Full-Time Physician for its Primary Care department. This is an Open Continuous Announcement until September 30, 2026; applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.

    • Provide outpatient care for primary care patients – including routine scheduled and urgent visits
    • Work within scope of clinical privileges unless emergency circumstances necessitate otherwise
    • Prescribe medications within scope of practice
    • Order diagnostic studies – including laboratory tests, x‑rays, and electrocardiograms
    • Review patient health needs and order appropriate health promotion and disease prevention measures
    • Address clinical reminders as medically appropriate – maintaining quality of care
    • Initiate and respond to consultations, special tests, and studies
    • Provide education and counseling to patients and families regarding preventive care, medical conditions, and treatment plans
    • Participate in team communications through daily huddles and electronic means
    • Serve as a surrogate for absent providers – managing view alerts, secure messages, and other correspondence
    • Manage view alert backlog to remain below 200 for a 1.0 FTE provider
    • Complete patient forms and respond to communications in a timely manner
    • Complete documentation within 48 hours of patient visit
    • Complete chart reviews, respond to Congressional inquiries and other time‑sensitive (suspense) items, and provide input on VA Tort Claims as requested
    • Follow departmental and VHA policies regarding leave and attendance
    • Protect sensitive and electronic files in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws – federal regulations, VA statutes, and policies
    • Safeguard data from unauthorized release, loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion
    • Other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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

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    United States Citizenship: ...

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    Label: description

    . Also Preferred Experience:

    Preferred Experience: A minimum of one year of experience delivering primary care in an outpatient setting; board eligible or board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.

    Also note about EDRP eligibility maybe under Benefits? We'll add a separate section for Education Debt Reduction Program? Not in list but could be under Benefits. We'll include under Benefits. Now Benefits section: include Pay, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract, Work Schedule, EDRP. But we already have Pay heading separate. So Benefits will include PTO, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure, CME, Malpractice, Contract, EDRP. Schedule heading separate. Let's do:

    Pay

    Competitive salary – annual performance bonus – regular salary increases.

    Benefits

    • Paid Time Off: 50‑55 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and up to 5 days paid absence for CME)
    • Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% matching contributions by VA
    • Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
    • Licensure: Requires one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory
    • CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full‑time with board certification)
    • Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
    • Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
    • Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Eligible positions may receive up to $200,000 in student loan repayment; award amount and eligibility period (one to five years) determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after application; former EDRP participants are ineligible.

    Schedule

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.

    We must ensure not to repeat content unnecessarily. Also ensure we didn't include any boilerplate. Check we included all substantive info: citizenship, education, licensure, residency training details, exceptions, English language proficiency, preferred experience. Did we include residency training details? We missed that. Need to include under Qualifications. Add residency training details: "Physicians must have completed residency training – approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification..." plus the three options and exceptions. We'll add as a paragraph with Residency Training: then the description. Also include English Language Proficiency. Let's incorporate. Under Qualifications after Basic Requirements we can have paragraphs. Let's rewrite Qualifications section:

    Qualifications

    To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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.

    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 allopathic or osteopathic medicine, obtained from a school approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.

    Licensure/Registration: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or 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 leading to eligibility for board certification. Approved residencies are: (1) Those accredited by ACGME or AOA for the year the residency (or fellowship) was completed; (2) One year of post‑medical‑school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post‑training independent practice under a full and unrestricted license in the United States; (3) Non‑US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position, which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems appropriate. Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency programs who would otherwise meet the basic requirements may be appointed as “Physician Resident Providers” (PRPs) – fully licensed, intermittent appointment, not independent practitioners, limited scope of practice; surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs; in rare circumstances the Facility Director may request a reasonable exception to the residency requirement via the VISN chain.

    English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English