Physician - Primary Care (Sedalia)

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The City of Sedalia, founded in October 1860, is the seat of Pettis County in west-central Missouri. Located 90 miles east of Kansas City and 190 miles west of St. Louis, Sedalia's location at the intersection of US routes 50 and 65 gives residents and businesses easy access to Interstate 70, state capital Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks recreational area. The Sedalia Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, or CBOC, improves access to comprehensive health services by allowing us to reach our Veterans right in their own backyards.

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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 - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Duties: Specific tasks depend on the specialty; however, the following responsibilities are likely to be carried out, regardless of the doctor's specialty, on a daily or weekly basis:

• examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;
• carrying out specific procedures as appropriately credentialed
• making notes, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other health care professionals;
• working with other doctors as part of a team, either in the same department, or within other specialties;
• liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality treatment;
• promoting health education;
• undertaking managerial responsibilities such as planning the workload and staffing of the department, especially at more senior levels

• Physicians manages a panel of approximately 1100 patients in conjunction with his/her patient aligned care team (PACT).
• Each PACT is staffed by a physician, RN, LPN, and clerk. The PACT model emphasizes each team member contributing to the veteran's care.
• Physicians see an average of 8-14 patients per day during scheduled appointment times M-F 8-4:00PM.
• No after hours or weekend call required. Moonlighting outside of normal working hours is allowed.

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