Primary Care Physician EDRP Authorized

Summary

Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), 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 office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Competitive Compensation & Benefits

Enjoy a strong salary, federal retirement plan, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, and generous paid time off-including all federal holidays.

Position Highlights & Responsibilities

- Comprehensive Primary Care: Diagnose and treat a broad range of acute and chronic conditions, conduct physical exams, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and develop patient management plans. - Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork: Collaborate within a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) including an RN care manager, LPN, clinical pharmacist, psychologists, and social workers to deliver coordinated, wrap-around care. - Education & Mentorship: Teach and mentor medical students, residents, and other learners, fostering the next generation of clinicians. - Integrated Support Services: Work in a system that provides seamless access to social work, travel assistance, housing, and pharmacy services-without the hassles of pre-authorizations or multiple formularies. - Small-Clinic Feel, Large-System Resources: Choose to work at the main facility with a large academic-center feel, or one of our small community clinics. Either way, enjoy the collegiality and patient-centered focus of a small clinic, backed by the resources and stability of the VA's comprehensive healthcare network. - Documentation & Compliance: Utilize an interoperable electronic health record (EHR) that connects seamlessly with the Department of Defense and other federal partners, enhanced with advanced technology-including AI tools-to support high-quality, efficient day-to-day patient care and enable robust population-level health analysis.

Ideal Candidate

- Board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine - Committed to team-based, patient-centered care - Passionate about teaching and mentoring - Dedicated to serving Veterans with compassion and excellence

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.

Additional Requirement (Screen out requirement)

At least one year of experience in Primary Care.