Physician (Primary Care)

Job Title

Primary Care Physician

Duties

Primary Care Physicians within Ambulatory Care will be responsible for the performance of and documentation of health care delivery for Veterans according to Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) and Durham Health Care System (HCS) standards. This physician will be fully qualified and certified to function in both a clinical and administrative role and in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System. This individual is delegated the authority and responsibility in his/her area of expertise to assume major clinical, consultative, educational, research, and administrative duties and assignments related to Veteran care. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Primary focus of practice is the independent clinical evaluation of Veterans through their panel of patients including prevention and patient self-management. Comprehensive primary care will be provided to male and female Veterans.
• Comprehensive primary care includes but is not limited to evaluating patients in an outpatient clinical setting to diagnose and treat acute and or chronic diseases, educating on health promotion and disease prevention and ensuring that health maintenance is up to date.
• Completes physical examinations, which may be comprehensive or focused to formulate treatment plans. Treatment plans are evidence based and engages in shared medical decision making of treatment plans.
• Maintains clinical knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive primary care services to male and female patients.
• Care may be provided in many modalities, from direct face to face care, virtual care (including telephonic, video, secured messaging and others)
• Promotes, directs, evaluates and is responsible for referrals of clinical concerns that are found during these evaluations.
• Functions as a member of a Patient Aligned Care Team, collaborating with clinical and administrative support to provide timely, quality, coordinated care for Veterans.
• Utilizes and promotes approved standards of care, procedures, methods and techniques, safety precautions and protocols in their application to this population in all settings.
• Collaborates with other health care resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Keeps abreast of latest trends, skills, procedures, and protocols relevant to primary care.
• Participates in continuous medical education as per requirements with topics included but not limited to opioid prescribing and trainings to fulfill and maintain designated women's health primary care provider.
• Provide coverage for other providers in clinic or other primary care clinics if needed or assigned.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Administrative duties include:

• Assists with arranging continuity of care across the VHA system as needed.
• Works to ensure care is completed in required timeframes.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities.
• Participates and attends medical center committees as assigned by the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) Ambulatory Care Service