Physician (Regular FT)

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.

Duties

• Primary Care of a panel of primary care patients (male and female)
• Provide comprehensive assessment - diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention
• Function as an integral part of a Primary Care multi-disciplinary team to coordinate - facilitate - and provide patient care and services
• Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate response to emergency health problems
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services
• Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate - recommend treatment and/or referral
• Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment
• Initiate - evaluate - and change orders for medications
• Include patient and family in planning care and establishing realistic measurable goals for health maintenance/improvement
• Record/document health appraisal information - clinical assessments - treatment decisions - plan of care - ongoing management and therapeutic outcomes - order medications - diagnostic tests and referral consultations where needed for every patient encounter
• Recording will be accomplished using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS) - and will be completed on the day of the encounter
• Respond to computerized "alerts" indicating diagnostic test abnormalities and to health line requests from Veterans/family members on the day of receipt (weekends excepted)
• Follow Performance Measure guidelines - including completion of clinical reminders in CPRS
• Access and timeliness standards
• prescription order entry
• National VA formulary requirements
• customer service standards
• Act as surrogates for the patients of their colleagues when their colleagues are on leave/travel
• Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm - Monday - Friday

Benefits

VHA Physician Total Rewards

• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized to highly qualified candidates
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
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• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact VISN7EDRPFacilityCoordinators2@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Retirement

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance

• Health/vision/dental
• Term life
• Long-term care

Licensure

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME

Reimbursement: Possible $1,000 per year (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice

• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract

• No Physician Employment Contract
• No significant restriction on moonlighting