U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Physician - Primary Care
Provides comprehensive primary care for the veteran population in an outpatient setting, managing patients while following clinical guidelines with documentation in the electronic medical record. Works in a team setting with other physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and support staff to accomplish treatment of patients. Duties include performing initial histories and physical examinations, prescribing medications, ordering diagnostic studies, and providing education and counseling to patients and families.
Key Responsibilities
- • This position is located within Medical Service, at the Adam Benjamin Junior CBOC in Crown Point, Indiana as a member of the Primary Care and Ambulatory Care Service Lines and responsible for providing primary care for the veteran population in an outpatient setting
- • The Primary Care Physician is a licensed independent provider who is responsible for the management of patients while following VA clinical guidelines with documentation in the electronic medical record
- • You will work in a team setting with other physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and support staff assigned to perform duties to accomplish the treatment of our patients
- • Specific duties include but are not limited to the following: Provides comprehensive care for Veterans for a panel size of approximately 1200 patients or serve walk-ins
- • Perform initial histories and physical examination on outpatients using VVC technology and/or face-to-face visits
- • Provide ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients
- • Screen outpatients to determine the need for further care
- • Prescribe medications within defined scope of practice
- • Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, x-rays, electrocardiograms
- • Review need for and order health promotion and disease prevention measures
- • Initiate response to and expediate request for consultations, special tests and studies
- • Provide education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care, medical conditions, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs
- • Serve as an attending/teaching physician for internal medicine residents/students as assigned
- • As an independent practitioner, the incumbent is responsible for planning and carrying out the assignment independently, resolving most of the conflicts that arise, coordinating the work with others as necessary, and interpreting policy on own initiative in terms of established objectives
- • In some assignments, the employee also determines the approach to be taken and the methodology to be used
- • The employee keeps the supervisor informed of progress and potentially controversial matters
Schedule
- • Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Required
- • 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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed
- • OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
- • OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), 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
- • Proficiency in spoken and written English
- • Physical Requirements: The work requires standing or walking for a major portion of the work day
- • Physical requirements could consist of a variety of standing, walking, twisting, turning, sitting, bending, pushing, carrying and light lifting.
- • Computer skills are essential as the VA CBOC is fully computerized for note documentation, entering orders and requesting consults
Preferred
- • Willing to undergo specialized training for the care of Women Veterans preferred
Benefits & Perks
- • This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program.
- • 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.
- • VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- • VHA Physician Total Rewards
- • Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
- • 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
Summary
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 4 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.
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
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 4 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.
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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
- OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
- OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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
- Exceptions: 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 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
- In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
- Physical Requirements: The work requires standing or walking for a major portion of the work day
- Physical requirements could consist of a variety of standing - walking - twisting - turning - sitting - bending - pushing - carrying and light lifting.
- This position is located within Medical Service - at the Adam Benjamin Junior CBOC in Crown Point - Indiana as a member of the Primary Care and Ambulatory Care Service Lines and responsible for providing primary care for the veteran population in an outpatient setting
- The Primary Care Physician is a licensed independent provider who is responsible for the management of patients while following VA clinical guidelines with documentation in the electronic medical record
- You will work in a team setting with other physicians - nurse practitioners - registered nurses - licensed practical nurses - and support staff assigned to perform duties to accomplish the treatment of our patients
- Computer skills are essential as the VA CBOC is fully computerized for note documentation - entering orders and requesting consults
- Specific duties include but are not limited to the following: Provides comprehensive care for Veterans for a panel size of approximately 1200 patients or serve walk-ins
- Willing to undergo specialized training for the care of Women Veterans preferred
- Perform initial histories and physical examination on outpatients using VVC technology and/or face-to-face visits Provide ongoing outpatient care for assigned patients Screen outpatients to determine the need for further care
- Prescribe medications within defined scope of practice
- Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms
- Review need for and order health promotion and disease prevention measures
- Initiate response to and expediate request for consultations - special tests and studies
- Provide education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and use of prescribed treatments and drugs
- Serve as an attending/teaching physician for internal medicine residents/students as assigned
- The PC Physician will report directly to the Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care
- Program goals and objectives are provided
- As an independent practitioner - the incumbent is responsible for planning and carrying out the assignment independently - resolving most of the conflicts that arise - coordinating the work with others as necessary - and interpreting policy on own initiative in terms of established objectives
- In some assignments - the employee also determines the approach to be taken and the methodology to be used
- The employee keeps the supervisor informed of progress and potentially controversial matters
- Completed work is reviewed only in meeting requirements or expected results
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- VHA Physician Total Rewards
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
- 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: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
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