Physician - Primary Care

About the role

This position is eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Manages chronic conditions, evaluates and treats inter-current medical conditions.
• Determines medical assessment and develops treatment plans according to accepted protocols.
• Collaborates with a Patient Aligned Care Team to provide accessible, comprehensive, coordinated, continuous care to an assigned panel of patients.
• Provides comprehensive gender-specific care for female veterans as a Women's Health PCP, including age-appropriate cervical and breast cancer screening, menopause and contraceptive management, and initial evaluation of basic gynecological concerns.
• Performs a variety of disease prevention related activities, including gender and age-specific screenings, mental health screenings, and health promotion activities.
• Screens for, evaluates, and treats uncomplicated common mental health disorders, including depression and common addictions, with referrals made to mental health providers as appropriate.
• Performs Buprenorphine treatment in the management of Opioid Use Disorder per DEA guidance.
• Supervises or collaborates with primary care mid-level providers.
• Regularly attends primary care staff meetings, departmental meetings, and medical staff meetings.
• Maintains timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) in all areas in accordance with facility policy.
• Completes administrative work in a timely manner.
• Addresses clinical reminders as medically appropriate.
• Maintains quality of care meeting professional standards.
• Utilizes all Virtual Care modalities as expected.
• Prescribes medication according to approved formulary and Federal and State Law.
• Consults other specialties as appropriate, in accordance with established service agreements.
• Demonstrates flexibility in responding to clinic demands, adhering to personal and professional obligations and responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. 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.
• Completed residency training in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others.
• Eligible applicants must be able to perform specific physical functions as required by the essential duties of the position.
• Confirmation of medical school meeting ECFMG eligibility requirement for year graduated for foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above.

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.
• Applicants pending the 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.

Pay and 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.
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Full-time licensure from any US State or territory.
• $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification).
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Background and Security Clearance

• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.