Physician (Regular FT)

Job Title

Primary Care Physician

Location

Columbus, GA

About The Position

Central Alabama Veteran Health Care System (CAVHCS) is a consolidated health care system that includes VA Medical Centers in Montgomery and Tuskegee Alabama as well as Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Dothan Alabama, Monroeville Alabama, Ft. Rucker Alabama, Montgomery Alabama and Columbus Georgia.

Columbus, GA, has a long history as a bustling business community. After all, Columbus was founded in 1827 specifically as a trading town by the General Assembly of Georgia. What began as a pitched tent encampment would by the end of 1829 become a town with more than 1,000 residents. It was business that brought us here, and business was good. So good, in fact, that in a mere 20 years removed from the simple surveying of streets, it was clear that a board of trade was needed to not only advocate on behalf of the established business community's best interest, but to also foster an economic environment that would welcome new businesses to the area. So, in 1847, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce was formed as the Columbus Board of Trade. The Columbus Chamber of Commerce offers resources available for exiting military, veterans, spouses and employers.

Total Rewards Package

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

Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized to highly qualified candidates.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator 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

Responsibilities

• Primary Care of a panel of primary care patients (male and female)
• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic work-up and clinic intervention, including comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to Veterans in the Primary Care team setting; outpatients include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans;
• Function as an integral part of a Primary Care multi-disciplinary team to coordinate, facilitate, and provide patient care and services;
• Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to establish a diagnosis and initiate appropriate response to emergency health problems;
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations to other clinical services;
• Order and evaluate diagnostic tests as appropriate, recommend treatment and/or referral;
• Validate the effectiveness of previously implemented medical treatment;
• Initiate, evaluate, and change orders for medications;
• Include patient and family in planning care and establishing realistic measurable goals for health maintenance/improvement.
• Record/document health appraisal information, clinical assessments, treatment decisions, plan of care, ongoing management and therapeutic outcomes, order medications, diagnostic tests and referral consultations where needed for every patient encounter; recording will be accomplished using the electronic comprehensive patient record system (CPRS), and will be completed on the day of the encounter;
• Respond to computerized "alerts" indicating diagnostic test abnormalities and to health line requests from Veterans/family members on the day of receipt (weekends excepted);
• Follow Performance Measure guidelines, including completion of clinical reminders in CPRS;
• Access and timeliness standards; prescription order entry, National VA formulary requirements, and customer service standards;
• Demonstrates flexibility in responding to clinic demands, adhere to personal and professional obligations and responsibilities, practice and maintain ethical standards, and sustain a work environment that is harmonious and customer service oriented.
• Providers will act as surrogates for the patients of their colleagues when their colleagues are on leave/travel.
• Serving as a resource for nurse practitioners or physician assistants who are also delivering primary care.

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday