Family Practice Physician

Community - Clarksburg, West Virginia

The City of Clarksburg is located in the hills of north central West Virginia at the intersection of Interstate 79 and U.S. Route 50, the second busiest interchange in the state. Clarksburg is unique in that it is the largest city in the region, yet still has the advantages of a small hometown community. Our area has the nation's lowest crime rate, making our way of life even more desirable. A rich mix of retail, industry, and government services, with a thriving business community exist, along with many recreational facilities and one of the best preserved historic downtowns in the state. Clarksburg was named National Small City of the Year in 2011 by the National League of Cities. Clarksburg offers a slower pace, a healthier lifestyle and an overall better way of life! Clarksburg is a regional hub of arts and culture in North Central West Virginia, featuring world-class performing arts venues, theatre companies, and museums. From Broadway performances to nationally known musical artists, each year Clarksburg plays host to world-class arts and entertainment opportunities. The Clarksburg Country Club features a challenging 6,000 yard, 18 hole, par 68 golf course Explore Clarksburg Nearest Airport: Clarksburg Airport (IATA: CKB, ICAO: KCKB), also known as North Central West Virginia Airport with direct flights to Chicago, Orlando, and Washington DC Airlines: Allegiant, United Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Clarksburg, WV, with 71 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 10,196 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 2,120 admissions. Its physicians performed 443 inpatient and 2,072 outpatient surgeries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide services within the scope of the clinical privileges granted by the commanding officer
• Review patient consults; conduct medical record reviews along with providing physical examinations to provide the appropriate physical readiness waivers to determine if patients are suitable for isolated, remote, overseas or operational assignment for all referred Active Duty, Reservist and Medically Retired personnel.Complete DES referrals for patients identified in monthly CDEB meetings, as directed by Convening Authority. Also, complete comprehensive NARSUM by reviewing Veterans Affairs C&P disability examination results, service treatment records, and Commander's NMA concerning member's medical status. Serve as Impartial Medical Review Provider, when requested, in cases referred by other providers.
• Serve as the Medical Officer Representative supporting of TEMPO program, to include completion of LIMDU or RTD chits as necessary. Coordinate with PCMs, specialty providers, and Case Managers in the management of LIMDU population
• Performs extensive analysis of the service members' medical condition from a potential wide spectrum of medical evaluations, reports and therapeutic plans from disparate specialties and integrate them into a cohesive clinical assessment on how they ultimately affect fitness for duty for the service member. The product of this analysis will be the eventual synthesis of the requisite documents, such as the narrative summary, required of the Medical Evaluation Board process.
• Duties also include appropriate consultation with each service member including appropriate referral of adjunctive primary, alternative and/or specialty care required to either diagnose or treat the service member's medical condition.
• Consults with other healthcare providers regarding disability evaluations and the coordination of medical care on behalf of the service member undergoing the medical evaluation process.
• Consults with DFA, Convening Authorities, and PAD Department Head on all matters pertaining to the medical board's process.
• Consults with providers, clinical coordinators, and/or program managers of the Department of the Navy (DON) Disability Evaluation Program, Navy Personnel Command and the VA Competency and Pension medical/senior administrative staff
• Performs Independent Medical Reviews (IMR) as needed upon request of the patient.
• Provide clinical direction to the convening authority (if appointed by the Commanding Officer of the (NHCQ).
• Participates in assigned committee and/or administrative assignments; other duties as required.
• May be assigned other duties consistent with the normal duties of a physician as directed by the Commanding Officer.

Requirements

• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.
• M.D. or D.O., graduated from an accredited medical college or university
• Physician, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
• Board Certified Family Medicine (ABFM) or Internal Medicine (ABIM)
• Must have BLS and ACLS certification.
• Must provide the COR copies of current CME's as required or requested by the VAMC.
• Must have appropriate NPI.
• Must provide a copy of the current DEA certificate.

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