Primary Care Physician (Regular Ft)

Veterans Health Administration • Providence, RI

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About The Position

The Primary Care Staff Physician provides professional, technical, and administrative expertise to deliver effective, timely, and high-quality responses to patients’ health care needs. The physician is responsible for the primary care of an assigned patient panel across the continuum of care, including comprehensive health assessment, case management, continuity and coordination of care, patient advocacy, and compliance with chronic disease, prevention, and utilization indicators.

The position involves assessing patients, determining diagnoses and health care needs, and developing care plans using therapeutic judgment, consultation, patient education, and established practice guidelines. The physician coordinates care through patient management techniques within the assigned Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), recognizes and responds appropriately to emergency and acute situations, and maintains clear, accurate, and timely medical records.

The physician supervises clinicians, mid-level providers, and allied health care students; maintains credentialing and privileging requirements; identifies opportunities for clinical performance improvement; completes performance and peer reviews; and participates in Medical Center committees, planning groups, and administrative assignments related to primary care. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to program eligibility and approval. The position has no physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited school.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of residency training meeting VA requirements: an accredited core specialty residency leading to board-certification eligibility, or an applicable alternative training and independent-practice pathway described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Meet applicable background/security investigation, drug-testing, onboarding, and influenza vaccination requirements.
• Complete application requirements described in the announcement.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of primary care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care to an assigned patient panel across the continuum of care.
• Conduct comprehensive health assessments and determine diagnoses and health care needs.
• Develop health care plans using therapeutic ability, consultation, patient education, and established practice guidelines.
• Manage cases and provide continuity, coordination, and advocacy for patients, including compliance with chronic disease, prevention, and utilization indicators.
• Coordinate patient care through management techniques within the assigned PACT and implement the same functionality in PACTs.
• Recognize emergency and acute situations and intervene appropriately and effectively.
• Document patient care clearly, adequately, and accurately, and sign notes in a timely manner.
• Supervise clinicians, mid-level providers, and allied health care students.
• Complete credentialing and privileging or re-credentialing requirements.
• Identify clinical practice opportunities for performance improvement.
• Complete required performance improvement reviews and peer reviews in a timely manner.
• Participate in Medical Center committees, planning groups, and administrative assignments addressing primary care.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program student loan reimbursement, potentially up to $200,000 over an eligibility period of one to five years, subject to eligibility and approval.
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and a possible five-day paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension 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 CME reimbursement for full-time, board-certified physicians.
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage.

What This Job Offers

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