Primary Care Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Primary Care Physician

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00am–4:00pm; ad-hoc telework may be authorized

• Setting: Outpatient VA clinic

• Scope: General medical/primary care for adult patients (common and complex illnesses)

• Education benefit: Eligible for EDRP loan repayment (up to $200,000); application required within 4 months of appointment

Description

Provide general medical and primary care by performing history and physical exams, evaluating and diagnosing patients, and providing medically managed treatment and consultation for adult patients. Conduct pre-operative evaluations, supervise medical residents and medical students, and obtain informed consent in accordance with organization policies. The role includes office-based procedures and special privileges for procedural and non-procedural pain management.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations

• Evaluate, diagnose, and provide generalist/primary care consultation

• Medically manage and treat adult patients

• Perform pre-operative evaluation

• Supervise medical residents and medical students

• Obtain informed consent

• Provide pain management for chronic and cancer pain (procedural and non-procedural)

• Perform specified procedures (e.g., arthrocentesis; cryotherapy; skin biopsy/excision; wound care; incision and drainage; local anesthetic techniques; preliminary interpretation of EKG and imaging)

Requirements

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

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC

• MD (or equivalent) degree from a VA-approved allopathic or osteopathic school

• Completion of accredited residency training approved for board certification eligibility (or stated approved alternative pathway)

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Complete online onboarding and required pre-employment documents

• Urinalysis drug screening for testing-designated positions

• Selective Service registration (if applicable)

• Required seasonal influenza vaccination participation

• Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for the incentive

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases

• 50–55 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, paid federal holidays, plus possible CME-related paid absence)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• CME reimbursement up to $1,000 per year (for full-time, board-certified clinicians)

• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage

• Authorized recruitment incentives including a sign-on bonus

• EDRP loan repayment up to $200,000; award amount and eligibility period (one to five years) determined after application review