Physician - Primary Care

About the role

The Sheridan VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for an Intermittent Physician who will travel to our respective outpatient clinics in Sheridan, Casper, Gillette, and Cody, Wyoming to provide Primary Care to our Veterans.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialized treatment, comprehensive assessments and diagnosis of complex physical and mental illness for outpatients in a clinical setting
• Maintain board certification (if board certified), meets CME requirements, and may be asked to participate in resident/student training
• Demonstrate patient-family centered care customer service with respectful, articulate, courteous communication with a patient population of varied educational and varied ethnic backgrounds
• Participate in peer reviews/committees while always exhibiting professional cooperation and considerate conversation with multi-faceted staff
• Must be a mature, flexible, sensible, capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs, and adjust to occasional patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders
• Provide timely, accurate Electronic medical record entries that are appropriate in tone and content
• Travel to respective clinics of Sheridan, Casper, Gillette and Cody WY to provide Primary Care coverage in outpatient clinics according to assigned schedule
• Provide Cross-cover coverage for other medical providers as needed in four Wyoming VA clinics
• Manage comprehensive medical care for a panel of Veterans enrolled in Primary Care
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Requirements

All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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.
• 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 leading to eligibility for board certification.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

• Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
• Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.
• For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Benefits

• The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
• VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.