Physician (Primary Care) - Academic Chief

Veterans Health Administration • Gainesville, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The North Florida/South Georgia VA Health Care System is seeking an Academic Primary Care Chief in Gainesville, Florida. The position combines approximately 60% clinical care with administrative leadership, staff supervision, resident education, quality improvement, program development, and staffing coordination. The Academic Primary Care Chief oversees Primary Care Academic Services and reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer, while providing general medicine focused on outpatient care in a Medical Resident teaching clinic. The role supports interdisciplinary care for Veterans assigned to the Internal Medicine clinic.

The incumbent provides comprehensive primary care, including acute, chronic, preventive, and other clinical services, while leading program operations and personnel. The role oversees resident clinical training and affiliated educational programs, promotes quality and patient safety, and uses clinical information systems and performance data to monitor outcomes and support operational decisions. Staffing and clinical coverage must be coordinated to maintain at least 50% staff availability at all times.

The position is based in Gainesville, Florida. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, either 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor, and various shifts may be required temporarily or permanently based on facility or patient-care needs. The position is eligible for a recruitment/relocation incentive and the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to eligibility and program approval. It is not covered by a physician employment contract, and there is no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited institution.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty program leading to board-certification eligibility, or an applicable alternative training and independent-practice pathway specified in the announcement.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods; communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff; use a computer and clinical equipment; occasionally bend, reach, or lift light objects; and respond appropriately to routine and emergent clinical situations, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position are subject to urinalysis before appointment.
• Must meet applicable background and security investigation requirements and complete the online onboarding and application requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• A probationary period may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience in an academic or teaching-clinic environment.
• Demonstrated success managing complex clinical operations, improving workflows, and using performance data to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Academic Primary Care services, including program development, business planning, workflow organization, and implementation.
• Lead and manage assigned Primary Care personnel, including work planning, scheduling, task assignments, performance management, time and attendance, employee development, and labor-management relations.
• Ensure timely, accessible, high-quality, patient-centered primary care for Veterans while meeting productivity, access, quality, patient-satisfaction, and outcome requirements.
• Establish and standardize clinical practices; monitor compliance with VA policies and regulatory requirements; and lead quality-improvement, patient-safety, peer-review, and performance-improvement activities.
• Oversee affiliated educational programs and resident clinical training, ensuring appropriate supervision, documentation, confidentiality, credentialing, privileging, and accreditation compliance.
• Support resident orientation, engagement, and professional development; ensure scheduling is appropriate to residents’ training levels and promote continuity through resident panel assignments when feasible.
• Provide comprehensive primary care, including history and physical examinations, diagnosis and treatment, medication management, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, specialty referrals, follow-up care, and triage to appropriate disciplines.
• Use clinical information systems and data analysis to monitor population health, clinical performance, productivity, patient outcomes, and operational needs; develop reports to support decisions.
• Coordinate staffing and clinical coverage to maintain a minimum of 50 percent staff availability at all times, including holidays and other periods of reduced staffing.
• Collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer, Primary Care Section Chief, Administrative Officer, Nurse Manager, physicians, nursing and administrative staff, residents, and interdisciplinary partners.
• Practice general medicine with a focus on outpatient clinical care in a Medical Resident teaching clinic and support interdisciplinary care of Veterans assigned to the Internal Medicine clinic.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program, with potential student loan repayment of up to $200,000 subject to eligibility, approval, and program terms.
• Authorized recruitment/relocation incentive (sign-on bonus).
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and possible five-day paid absence for continuing medical education.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year continuing medical education reimbursement for full-time physicians with board certification.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree