Physician Supervisor (Primary Care) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized

Klickitat Valley Health•Lubbock, TX

About The Position

This Primary Care Physician Supervisor will assume clinical and administrative responsibilities to promote the Primary Care product line model in the following CBOC locations: Lubbock - TX - Childress - TX - Dalhart - TX - and Clovis - NM. Travel to these locations may be required less than 25% of the time. The incumbent will primarily act as a primary care provider within a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) The incumbent will provide primary care to an assigned patient panel as delineated in the clinical privilege list for a primary care physician This will include - but is not limited to - diagnosis and management of a variety chronic medical illnesses - diagnoses and management of a variety of acute medical illnesses - providing patient education in regards to their acute and/or chronic illnesses - addressing preventative care topics with patients - coordination of patient care with consultants and specialists - performing routine in office procedures within the primary care scope of practice - and formulation of care plans to ensure patient's overall health and wellbeing This position will be 50% administrative to perform supervisor duties and 50% clinical to manage a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) panel In carrying out these duties the Primary Care Supervisor will be required to quarterly travel between the main campus and the outlying CBOCs within the primary service area - when necessary

Requirements

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English
Education: 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
License/Registration: 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) - 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

Responsibilities

Assume clinical and administrative responsibilities to promote the Primary Care product line model
Act as a primary care provider within a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
Provide primary care to an assigned patient panel
Diagnosis and management of a variety chronic medical illnesses
Diagnoses and management of a variety of acute medical illnesses
Providing patient education in regards to their acute and/or chronic illnesses
Addressing preventative care topics with patients
Coordination of patient care with consultants and specialists
Performing routine in office procedures within the primary care scope of practice
Formulation of care plans to ensure patient's overall health and wellbeing
Perform supervisor duties
Manage a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) panel
Travel between the main campus and the outlying CBOCs within the primary service area - when necessary

Benefits

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified individual
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: TBD (Typically 0800-1630 - M-F)