Physician- Morehead City Primary Care - PACT - Patient Aligned Care Team Job at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Morehead City, NC

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  • Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
  • Morehead City, NC

Job Description

Summary

This is a open continuous announcement until September 30 - 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

  • United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
  • Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
  • The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
  • Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
  • Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
  • (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
  • Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
  • PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
  • PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
  • rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
  • Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Additional Requirement: Preferred Experience: Completion of family medicine or internal medicine residency
  • Outpatient Primary Care experience
  • Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
  • Physical Requirements: All applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the duties of the position
  • The selected candidate should be physically and mentally capable to perform the duties of the position
  • Physical activity includes sitting - standing (up to 2 hours) - walking (up to 2 hours) -bending and reaching.

Duties

  • VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
  • VHA Physician Total Rewards
  • Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Maybe authorized for highly qualified applicants
  • Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
  • EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
  • Contact Contact Caronda Slocum - caronda.slocum@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
  • Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases
  • Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
  • Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
  • Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
  • CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
  • Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
  • Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Clinical: Primary focus of practice is the independent clinical evaluation of Veterans through their panel of patients including prevention and patient self -management
  • Comprehensive primary care will be provided to male and female Veterans
  • Comprehensive primary care includes but is not limited to evaluating patients in an outpatient clinical setting to diagnose and treat acute and or chronic diseases - educating on health promotion and disease prevention and ensuring that health maintenance is up to date
  • Completes physical examinations - which maybe comprehensive - focused or gender specific to formulate treatment plans
  • Treatment plans are evidence based and engages in shared medical decision making of treatment plans
  • Maintains clinical knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive primary care services to male and female patients
  • Care may be provided in many modalities - from direct face to face care - virtual care (including telephonic - video - secured messaging and others) Functions as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team - collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely - quality - coordinated care for Veterans
  • Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care - procedures - methods and techniques - safety precautions and protocols
  • Collaborates with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care
  • Keeps abreast of latest trends - skills - procedures - and protocols relevant to primary care and serves as a resource person for the medical center staff
  • May provide coverage for other providers in clinic or in other primary care clinics if needed or assigned
  • Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
  • Administrative: Assists with arranging continuity of care across the VHA system as needed
  • Works to provide leadership on site to ensure care is completed in required timeframes
  • Participates in Quality Improvement activities
  • Participates and attends medical center committees as assigned by the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) Ambulatory Care Service
  • Supervisory Controls: The incumbent is directly responsible to the Clinic Medical Director
  • In the clinic - assignments evolve from the flow of work and the physician provides care without detailed instructions
  • The physician will work collaboratively
  • Administrative assignments may be assigned by supervisor
  • Work is reviewed for timely delivery of health evaluative services and high quality exams consistent with standardized practices.

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