Staff Physician (Primary Care) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive/EDRP Authorized

About the role

The VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is currently recruiting to fill a Staff Physician (Primary Care) position responsible for patient care, patient/family education, and participation in any indicated clinical research in Primary Care Service.

Responsibilities

• Functions as the physician leader within a multidisciplinary PACT team or as a float or gap provider assigned to provide comprehensive, collaborative acute and continuity care to an assigned panel of Veterans as well as to patients outside of the assigned panel when Veteran care indicates a need for such.
• Delivers medical care in accordance with current clinical proactive guidelines with attention to prevention via utilization of evidence-based clinical decision-making tools.
• Demonstrates excellence in customer service via compassionate and informed interpersonal relationships with Veterans, family members and staff.
• Reports directly to the assigned Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and ultimately to the Associate Chief of Staff for Primary Care (ACOS/PC).

Requirements

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 10, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 23, 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

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.
• Completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• 2 or more years of VA or DOD experience.
• Board certified or eligible by national recognized certifying body, American Board of Internal Medicine, or American Board of Family Medicine.
• Previous experience providing effective medical treatment, consultation, and coordinating care in the outpatient or ambulatory primary care setting.
• Previous experience in women's health care duties to include, assessment and treatment of female patients, including pelvic examinations, pap smears and other related gender-specific healthcare of women, reviews diagnostic studies and reports abnormal findings.
• Experience ordering appropriate tests including lab and imaging studies and incorporating results for a comprehensive treatment plan to include coordinating care between various specialties and disciplines.