Primary Care Physician

Quick Facts

• Diagnoses, treats, and manages a panel of patients in a primary care setting
• Provides comprehensive, patient-centered primary medical care
• Works Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm (occasional extended hours/Saturday as needed)
• Potentially eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) if you meet VA rules and submit your EDRP application within four months (up to $200,000; eligibility period 1–5 years)

Description

Join the VA Primary Care team as a Primary Care Physician, delivering comprehensive primary medical care to a patient panel. You will manage acute and chronic health problems, provide preventive care, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and coordinate care through multidisciplinary activities and telehealth. Timely documentation and updates in the electronic medical record are required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat, and manage a panel of patients
• Provide patient-centered primary care and support shared decision making
• Identify acute/non-acute and chronic health problems
• Use risk management principles to identify system issues affecting patient care
• Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic tests
• Adhere to clinical practice guidelines for chronic disease
• Conduct appropriate preventive screenings and diagnostic tests
• Provide appropriate dispositions for identified healthcare problems
• Participate in Primary Care multidisciplinary activities
• Inform Veterans to accomplish shared decision making in medical treatment/regimens
• Document and ensure encounter timeliness per local policies for verification in the electronic medical record
• Use the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to review and update electronic medical records; maintain view alerts
• Utilize telehealth services
• Supervise mid-level providers

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases
• Paid time off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible paid CME absence)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance (many programs may be carried into retirement)
• CME: possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting