Primary Care Physician

Tele-Glaucoma ProgramHelp In April 2020, Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System became the first in the nation to offer the Tele-glaucoma program to Veterans. Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System serves more than 49,000 Veterans in a 39-county area that covers central Alabama and parts of western Georgia. Over 433,000 outpatient visits per year. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized to highly qualified candidates. Relocation Incentives: Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized 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 Functions or Scopes of Practice: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: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;Work effectively with patients, families, members of the multi-disciplinary team, and other CAVHCS staffDemonstrates 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 and responds to all staff in the primary care teams regarding patient concerns.Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday