Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine)

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care services to Veteran patients, including:
• Preventive care (immunizations, cancer screening, health maintenance)
• Chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, COPD, heart failure)
• Evaluation and treatment of acute and urgent conditions
• Clinical mental health screenings (depression, PTSD, substance use) and initiate referrals as needed
• Serve as team lead within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model
• Coordinate care with: Specialists, Mental Health providers, Social Workers, Pharmacists, VA Community Care Network providers
• Manage: Consults and referrals, Follow-up care, Inpatient admission reviews recommended by NPs/PAs (with required hand-offs)
• Provide women’s health care, including trauma-informed care
• Address geriatric and palliative care needs in collaboration with GEC and Palliative Care teams
• Deliver care via telehealth, including video visits, phone visits, and secure messaging
• Follow VA medication policies (no sample medications)
• Document all care in the VA Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Complete E&M coding accurately and same-day
• Communicate test results to patients per VA policy
• Maintain compliance with VA clinical reminders and performance measures
• Report patient safety incidents within required timeframes
• Attend required meetings, including:
• Monthly Primary Care All-Staff meetings
• Provider discussions as scheduled
• Participate in:
• Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement (QA/QI)
• OPPE and FPPE reviews
• Comply with all VA patient safety, privacy, and infection control standards

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine (ABIM, AOBIM accepted)
• Active, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. State or Territory
• Active NPI report
• Active DEA license
• Maintain an active AHA BLS
• Must be able to pass a Federal background investigation
• No sponsorship available