Primary Care Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Primary Care Physician (Staff)

• Duties: Provide full range of primary clinical services; assess, evaluate, manage, diagnose, treat, and coordinate patient care

Description

Provide comprehensive primary care to patients, including full assessment and evaluation, therapeutic interventions, diagnostic assessment, and medication evaluation/management. Order and interpret diagnostic tests, make appropriate treatment decisions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support coordinated care. Ensure clinical practice and documentation follow Joint Commission, VA policies/procedures, clinical practice guidelines, VISN standards, and HIPAA.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of clinical services in primary care, including assessment using appropriate techniques

• Perform patient evaluation and management

• Provide therapeutic interventions and maintain clinical privileges for diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and management

• Participate in team meetings and treatment planning conferences; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

• Order diagnostic tests and determine normal vs. abnormal findings to guide treatment decisions

• Maintain compliance with Joint Commission, GARF, VA policies/procedures, clinical guidelines, VISN standards, statutes/regulations, medical record documentation, continuing education, and HIPAA

• Maintain courteous, respectful, cooperative relationships with management, coworkers, patients, and the public; support organizational mission and maintain productivity

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy)

• Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent DO degree in allopathic/osteopathic medicine from an approved institution

• Current full and unrestricted license to practice medicine/surgery in a U.S. State/Territory/Commonwealth or DC

• Residency training completed in an accredited core specialty program leading to eligibility for board certification (or meet specified approved alternative pathways/exception rules)

• English proficiency (written and spoken)

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements; provide acceptable identification

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Participate in seasonal influenza vaccination program

• May be required to serve a probationary period

Preferred Experience

• 3–5 years of primary care experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus; regular salary increases

• Paid time off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and potential CME-related paid absence)

• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (with vesting after 5 years) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions

• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (often portable to retirement)

• Licensure/CME: Possible $1,000/year CME reimbursement with full-time status and board certification

• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage

• Contract: No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

• Telework/Remote: Ad-hoc telework; not a virtual/remote position

• EDRP: Education Debt Reduction Program eligibility (loan repayment reimbursement up to $200,000) if approved and applied within required timeframe