Primary Care Physician

The Atlanta, GA VA Medical Center is seeking a BE/BC Family Practice or Internal Medicine Physician to join their dynamic healthcare team at various Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). The physician will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive primary medical care and education to enrolled veterans. This role offers a balanced schedule with no call, holidays, or weekends, along with competitive federal benefits and compensation. Practice Info Openings are located and/or projected at Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Rome, GA, Carrollton, GA, Marietta, GA, Pickens, GA, Blairsville, GA, Pike, GA, and Newnan, GA Works as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team Primary care via a patient-centered medical home model Uses a comprehensive electronic medical record Assigned a patient panel of 1000–1200 patients Seeing 8-14 patients per 8 hour day Shift & Schedule No call, holidays or weekends Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm Responsibilities Collaborate with other members of the team to provide medical care to veterans enrolled on the team Demonstrate advanced competencies and skills in assessing the physical and psychological status of patients Provide comprehensive patient assessment, health history, physical examination, and patient education to veterans in the Primary Care team setting Provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to ill and injured veterans Assume leadership in a patient-centered program Establish effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team Compensation $260,000-$280,000 base salary (negotiable) per year A recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate Benefits Selected candidates may be eligible to apply for student loan repayment through the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Up to 55 days off annually $200,000 in loan repayment 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave Qualifications BE/BC Family Practice/Internal Medicine Physician Possess good organizational skills which enable completion of work Demonstrated ability to assume leadership in a patient-centered program Ability to establish effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team Citizen of the United States: (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens) Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia Must have a degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine Degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed All applicants must meet the physical requirements established for this position