Physician (Internal Medicine)

Primary Care Provider

The Primary Care Provider (PCP) that leads the PACT teamlet is expected to become familiar with and utilize performance improvement models in order to lead the teamlet in Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA or small tests of change) projects focusing on improvement in clinic flow, access, care coordination, and other systems redesign initiatives. The PCP is expected to guide the teamlet in utilizing alternatives to face-to-face visits to provide care to the team's assigned panel of patients. Such alternatives will include (but are not limited to) telephone visits, tele-health, Care Coordination and Home Telehealth (CCHT), secure messaging, nurse clinics, clinical pharmacy clinics, etc. The PCP must be comfortable with supporting all staff members to work at the top of their license, able to delegate effectively, and foster a team approach to providing care. The PCP participates in daily teamlet huddles to insure that outcome measures for PACT (which include optimizing access and continuity, redesigning primary care practices to become patient-centric, meeting Performance Measure goals in access and clinical care, and improving care management and coordination of care) are met. The PCP will provide input to the teamlet members' supervisors for performance appraisals.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assists in performing performance appraisals on support staff working in the clinic.
• Completes evaluations on supervised medical students, if applicable.
• Actively participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Complies with all Coding and Encounter regulations in a timely manner.
• Responsible for direct patient care for a panel of patients utilizing the PACT model.
• Interfaces with other medical staff and health care professionals in the medical center regarding Primary Care.
• Achieves Performance measure goals and participate in performance improvement Initiatives including implementation of PACT model and other Systems Redesign Rapid Process Improvement projects.
• Ensures patients are vested as required.
• Serves as Collaborating Physician for Mid-level practitioners and participates in peer review and performance appraisal.
• Other duties as assigned.

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

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for highly qualified applicants.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

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 8:00AM - 4:30PM

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