Physician (Primary Care)

Job Title

Patient Care Provider

Duties

This position is authorized to provide the right candidate with a sign-on bonus as a percentage of your annual salary per year for up to four years of service, and the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) to pay up to $200,000 in qualifying loans! In addition, salary can go above the maximum amount shown if candidate meets annual performance metrics. Patient Care

• Reviews labs and diagnostics in a timely fashion and communicates lab/imaging/test results to Veteran via telephone, face-to-face, secure messaging, or correspondence letter as per VHA Directive (either within 14 days or 7 days as appropriate). Depending on findings, follow up may be assigned to other team members as appropriate based on the sensitivity of the result.
• In addition to managing an assigned patient panel, the provider will also serve as a GAP provider, providing coverage to colleagues during absences
• Focuses on the care of medically complex, higher level management patients on the panel and patient experiencing acute exacerbations of their chronic conditions
• Develops, evaluates, and manages the medical treatment plan for all Veterans on the panel throughout all stages of life including prevention and wellness, acute illness, chronic illness, and end-of-life care
• Utilizes secure messaging to directly interact with Veterans to share information, such as lab, imaging, and test results and communicate treatment plans
• Utilizes Health Coaching and Motivational Interviewing to partner with patients and assist with behavior change and guidance toward his or her goals
• Completes clinical reminders for positive PTSD, depression, alcohol and other clinical reminders as needed or assigned to providers
• Participates in direct patient-centered care to include scheduled visits and unscheduled/acute visits
• Promotes same day access by providing multiple modalities of care including non-face-to-face care
• Performs a comprehensive history and physical at least once a year for each patient on the panel
• Provides appropriate health screening and preventive care according to NCP guidelines
• Provides patient education to assist Veteran with disease management and improve self-management skills
• Completes final medication reconciliation with a copy provided to patient at every encounter

Team Work

• Collaborates with the team to reach PACT goals related to access, continuity, and coordinated care measures and utilizes PACT almanac data to guide improvement efforts
• Plan today's work to be done today by being proactive in pre-planning for visits with team members and by being responsive to the needs of Veterans and team members in their efforts to assist Veterans
• Documents clearly and concisely in CPRS to communicate the plan of care with the team, including the Veteran as per VA Medical Center Policy
• Participates in Inter disciplinary PACT team meetings bi-weekly to include extended PACT team members
• Monitor panel clinical performance measures and guide the team in setting goals for improvement utilizing PACT tools
• Diabetes Registry - works with team to manage all diabetics on the panel placing high priority as per EPRP and EQM metrics
• Primary Care Almanac (at least monthly PACT compass for metrics including panel management, access, continuity, and coordination of care
• Ensure all preventive screenings completed for the panel to include immunizations, colorectal screen, breast screen and cervical screen for assigned panel of patients in timely manner or as appropriate
• Opioid Registry- uses database in managing chronic pain patients on opioids by getting I-Med consent, urine drug screen, and providing naloxone for high risk

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (sign-on bonus): Authorized (eligible for a percentage of salary per year for up to four years of service)

EDRP Authorized: Authorized ( Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive)

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: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. No call requirement!