Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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 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
• Additional Requirement: Primary Care or Internal Medicine experience required of at least one year experience
• Preferred Experience: Board Eligible or Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Placement in this position is subject to meeting the physical requirements of this position
• Pre-placement medical examination is required: Light lifting under 15 lbs - light caring under 15 lbs - reaching above shoulder - using fingers - both hands required - walking and standing - hearing aid may be permitted and working alone.

Duties

• Selected Physician will serve the Veteran populations at both the Hyannis and New Bedford Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) - requiring travel between the two Facilities
• The Staff Physician (Family Medicine | Internal Medicine | Primary Care) - is responsible for maintaining professional - technical and administrative knowledge - competencies and skills to provide effective - timely - quality responses to patients' health care needs
• The Primary Care Physician is responsible for the Veterans enrolled in his/her PACT
• Responsible for the primary care of assigned patient panel across the continuum of care to include: comprehensive health assessment
• case management
• continuity and coordination of care
• patient advocacy and compliance with chronic disease - prevention and utilization indicators
• Specific duties include (but are not limited to): Comply with credentialing and privileging and required monitoring and evaluation criteria Must maintain high clinic standards that are carried into decision-making processes Continually strive to maintain and enhance teaching skills to effectively teach residents and students Comply with current standards for medical record documentation and resident /medical student supervision Expected to meet or exceed established Chronic Disease - Prevention and Utilization Indicators Provide appropriate care for Veterans ranging in age from 18 through the geriatric years - taking into consideration diagnosis and physical - psychosocial - spiritual and cultural needs
• Demonstrates knowledge - skills and abilities to: conduct comprehensive health assessments
• determine diagnoses and health care needs
• and to construct health care plans based on effective therapeutic ability - consultation -patient education and established practice guidelines
• Demonstrates ability to coordinate patient care through patient management techniques within the assigned PACT and implement the same functionality in PACTs
• Maintains effectiveness in recognizing emergency/acute situations and intervening in an appropriate and effective manner
• Documents patients' health care clearly - adequately and accurately as defined by medical records documentation - chronic disease and prevention indicators
• Signs notes in a timely manner as dictated by Medial Center by-laws or the Primary Care Service Chief
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Contact the EDRP Coordinator at VISN1EDPRSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance 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