Primary Care Physician

Quick Facts

• Outpatient primary care position within Primary Care and Ambulatory Care service lines
• Licensed independent provider managing patients using VA clinical guidelines with electronic medical record documentation
• Clinic is fully computerized for notes, orders, and consult requests

Description

The Primary Care Physician provides comprehensive outpatient care for Veterans and manages an assigned panel (approximately 1,200 patients) or serves walk-ins. Responsibilities include conducting initial histories and physical exams using VVC technology and/or face-to-face visits, delivering ongoing outpatient care, and determining the need for further care. You will prescribe medications, order diagnostic studies, initiate consultations and preventive measures, and provide patient and family education; you may also serve as an attending/teaching physician for internal medicine residents/students.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary care for Veterans
• Perform initial histories and physical examinations (VVC and/or face-to-face)
• Provide ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients
• Screen outpatients to determine need for further care
• Prescribe medications within defined scope of practice
• Order diagnostic studies (laboratory tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms)
• Order health promotion and disease prevention measures
• Initiate response and expedite requests for consultations, special tests, and studies
• Provide education and counseling of patients and families
• Serve as attending/teaching physician for internal medicine residents/students as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases
• Paid time off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, paid federal holidays, and possible CME-related paid absence)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• CME: possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (with full-time status and board certification)
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
• Work schedule: 8:00am–4:30pm, Monday–Friday

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if VA cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA policy)
• Current full and unrestricted medical license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent osteopathic degree from a VA-approved school
• Completed VA-approved residency training leading to board certification eligibility
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation
• Urinalysis drug screening if selected for a testing-designated position
• Selective Service registration (for males born after 12/31/1959)
• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements with acceptable identification
• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement
• Meet all application requirements in the Required Documents section