Supervisory Physician - Albert Lea Community Care Clinic - RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AUTHORIZED

Klickitat Valley Health•Albert Lea, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Albert Lea Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) has an opening for a Full-Time Staff Physician. CBOCs within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System provide care to Veterans near their home town and serve over 18 -000 Veterans throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Seeking a Family Practice or Internal Medicine trained primary care provider with administrative and supervisory experience for a position as Medical Supervisor is sought for a VA clinic in Albert Lea - Minnesota part of the Minneapolis - MN VA health care system Our facilities include an updated fully-equipped medical clinic with a lab - x- ray and telemedicine capabilities Our physicians serve the primary care health needs of Albert Lea and rural areas using a team approach with nursing and onsite clinical pharmacist Mental Health services within the clinic help to provide comprehensive care to the Veterans served in this VA Community Clinic Take time with your patients Visits for established patients are 30 minutes and for new patients 60 minutes Providers will perform outpatient duties and management of scheduled and unscheduled patients An assigned panel of patients is determined by the VHA PCMM software package which is specific to their practice and setting Focus on care include the chronic disease initiative areas of CHF - COPD and DM - mental health collaboration in the PC setting - MOVE program focusing on weight loss - diet and activity as well as health promotion/disease management Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0800-1630

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
Family Practice or Internal Medicine trained

Nice To Haves

Administrative and supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Providers will perform outpatient duties and management of scheduled and unscheduled patients
An assigned panel of patients is determined by the VHA PCMM software package which is specific to their practice and setting
Focus on care include the chronic disease initiative areas of CHF - COPD and DM - mental health collaboration in the PC setting - MOVE program focusing on weight loss - diet and activity as well as health promotion/disease management

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply
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