Staff Physician (Primary Care)

About the role

This position is eligible for the 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

• Physician's primary responsibility is to provide primary care services for a panel of patients assigned. Physicians will perform exams according to performance guidelines and procedures and dictate/type notes according to policy/procedure. Physician reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
• Screening outpatient to determine need for further care, evaluating unscheduled patients under the physician's care, ordering diagnostic studies, carrying out health promotion and disease prevention activities, initiating and expediting requests for consultations and scheduling special tests and studies.
• Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the primary care team, established by the Chief Medical Officer, Regional Director and/or Chief, Primary Care.
• Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate service.
• Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders and encounters for all patients.
• Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g. entering diagnostic and procedure codes).
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Chief Medical Officer/Regional Director/Chief of Primary Care and facility Director.
• Attends regular Service Line Staff meetings, Clinic Team meetings and complies with Primary Care Service Line peer review procedures.
• Works effectively with team members to facilitate care including timely completion of medical forms, caring responses to patient complaints and other administrative duties.
• Maintains current BLS certification and performs completion of mandatory educational classes.
• Responds to the Patient Align Tracking System (PATS), White House and/or Congressional correspondences when assigned (patient complaints).
• Assists the facility as a Physician Supervision/Collaboration for a Restricted Practice Authority (NPs), when needed.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and/or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Two year of primary care experience, including the full scope of women's health primary care.