Primary Care Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Physician (Primary Care), outpatient setting

Description

Provide medical services to Veterans on an outpatient basis in the primary care setting with a major focus on preventive medicine. Lead the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) approach, document care in an electronic medical record, and perform medication reconciliation while meeting compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient primary care to Veterans
• Manage chronic disease processes (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD) and address mental health disorders and women’s health care
• Lead the PACT team-based model of care
• Document all medical information in an electronic medical record
• Perform medication reconciliation
• Maintain outpatient care delivery while meeting compliance standards
• Maintain required clinical privileges, licensure, and Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Participate in quality of care, peer review, and improvement/performance improvement activities