Physician - Internal Medicine

Primary Care Physician

EGA Associates is seeking a qualified Physician Director to provide clinical leadership and medical oversight at a Primary Care Community Based Outpatient Clinic serving Veterans primarily residing in and around Pierre, South Dakota. The clinic provides primary care services in an outpatient clinical environment.

Essential Functions

• Serve as the clinic's Physician Director and provide medical leadership and oversight for covered clinical services.
• Oversee the quality, appropriateness, and coordination of medical care provided to assigned and unassigned patients.
• Support compliance with applicable contract requirements, VA clinical standards, credentialing requirements, and professional standards of care.
• Provide clinical guidance and leadership to members of the Patient Aligned Care Team.
• Collaborate with clinic leadership, healthcare professionals, VA personnel, and telehealth-based mental health staff.
• Review available clinical, quality, access, and performance data with the care team.
• Lead or support continuous improvement activities involving critical clinical and team-based care processes.
• Promote effective care coordination, communication, delegation, and escalation among members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Support same-day access to face-to-face and virtual care during regular clinic operating hours.
• Coordinate with available support services, which may include pharmacy, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging.
• Identify and escalate patient safety, quality-of-care, credentialing, or clinical performance concerns when appropriate.
• Participate in quality assurance, peer review, clinical audits, and other oversight activities required by EGA or the VA.
• Maintain all required documentation, licenses, certifications, credentials, and clinical privileges.
• When credentialed and privileged to function as a Primary Care Provider, the physician will also:
• Provide primary care services to assigned and unassigned patients presenting for care.
• Deliver care consistent with the physician's licensure, clinical privileges, prescriptive authority, and approved scope of practice.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Ensure each patient's care plan includes appropriate medical recommendations for clinically indicated care.
• Offer clinically indicated healthcare services to patients assigned to the PACT.
• Provide or arrange for care to which the patient consents.
• Develop personal health plans in collaboration with patients and PACT staff.
• Incorporate appropriate care management and care coordination into each patient's treatment plan.
• Order and interpret clinically appropriate diagnostic studies, laboratory testing, medications, consultations, and referrals.
• Provide leadership to the PACT, including the appropriate delegation of care activities and processes to qualified team members.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete medical documentation in accordance with VA and clinic requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an appropriately accredited institution.
• Evidence of education, training, and professional experience in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Board certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties-recognized board in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, or by the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Current, unrestricted physician license in South Dakota, unless otherwise permitted under applicable VA qualification standards and contract requirements.
• Ability to successfully complete all required VA and EGA credentialing, privileging, background screening, and onboarding requirements.
• Current authorization for prescriptive authority when performing Primary Care Provider duties.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration when required by the assigned clinical duties.
• Current Basic Life Support certification or ability to obtain certification before beginning patient care.
• Knowledge of primary care practices, chronic disease management, preventive care, care coordination, and outpatient clinical operations.
• Ability to provide care consistent with applicable VA clinical standards, policies, procedures, and documentation requirements.
• Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary, team-based model of care.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use electronic health records, telehealth platforms, and standard computer applications.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical guidance, professional standards, technical procedures, and governmental or organizational requirements.
• Preferred: Previous experience providing primary care to Veterans. Previous experience working in a VA medical center, VA outpatient clinic, or contracted VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic. Previous experience serving as a Medical Director, Physician Director, Site Medical Director, or clinical team leader. Familiarity with the VA Patient Aligned Care Team model. Experience with quality assurance, peer review, utilization review, chart audits, and clinical performance improvement. Experience providing or coordinating virtual and telehealth-based care.

Supervisory Responsibility

The Physician Director provides clinical oversight and leadership to the clinic's healthcare team. The position may provide functional clinical direction to physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other PACT personnel. Direct employment supervision, disciplinary authority, and performance-management responsibility will depend on the final organizational and contractual structure.

Travel

Travel is expected to be negligible unless required for orientation, training, meetings, or other contract-related activities.

Accountability

Perform all work in accordance with EGA policies, professional standards, contract requirements, and the spirit of EGA's mission. Adhere to EGA's Code of Conduct. Maintain all required licenses, certifications, credentials, privileges, and prescribing authorities. Protect patient privacy and comply with applicable confidentiality and information-security requirements. Complete required training, documentation, quality reviews, and administrative responsibilities within established timeframes. Immediately report patient safety events, compliance concerns, clinical risks, and other matters requiring escalation.

Expected Hours of Work

Your work schedule may vary depending on the contract with the Client. Your start time should be discussed and approved by your facility supervisor if you wish to deviate from the normal operating hours. Employees may be required to work additional hours in order to successfully complete work obligations. Employees are required to obtain prior approval from their facility supervisor before working overtime.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed primarily in a clinical environment, which may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computers and clinical equipment, as well as working directly with patients daily.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work includes physical demands associated with a traditional clinical setting such as talking, listening, reading, writing, typing, walking, standing, sitting, manual dexterity, visual acuity, reaching, climbing, grabbing, pushing, pulling, lifting (up to 20 pounds), bending, kneeling, and other physical functions as necessary.

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Additional Details

Pay Rate: $120.00 to $165.00 per hour (commensurate with experience and job type) Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time / Per Diem / 1099 Independent Contractor Benefits Eligibility: Eligible (dependent on job type) Work Location: Pierre, SD