Locum - Physician - General Medicine Houston, TX

Title: Locum - Physician - General Medicine Houston, TX

Description:
VES is seeking General Medicine Providers to perform Compensation & Pension exams + Separation Health Assessments across the country.

VES has 2 options for coverage, it will depend on the current need and will be clearly listed below:

• Per diem at a VES facility- provider must be within 50 mile radius of home address listed on the CL unless otherwise noted.
• Provider own office. The provider must have their own office to see Veterans (there is no VES location in the area and VES is looking for providers that have their own office) The Provider's office must be within 50 miles of the listed city unless otherwise noted.
• Please read the entire job as well as the attached Practice Description before reaching out with questions.
• All Jobs will have a TX address- that is the headquarters for VES. The city and State of the needed areas will be within the body of the job.

Current Openings:

Provider's own office locations- Provider must have their own office

1. Juneau or Sitka - half day per week needed- MUST BE WITHIN 50 MILE RADIUS
2. Delta Junction - 2 days per week needed- CAN BE WITHIN 75 MILE RADIUS

Details: PLEASE READ ATTACHED PRACTICE DESCIPTION TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE FULLY

Veterans Evaluation Services (VES), a Maximus company, is a government contractor helping our nation's Veterans.

• Need is on a PRN basis, ongoing
• Option to work ½ days(4-hours) and/or full days(8-hours)
• One-Time non-treatment C&P exams + separation health assessments
• Exams are primarily interview-based with some physical assessment: range of motion testing, muscle strength testing.
• No prescribing, no treatment
• Quick credentialing & onboarding

Willing to accept these specialties:

• family medicine,
• internal medicine
• orthopedic surgery,
• anyone with a background in general medicine, or experience with compensation and pension.

RATE STRUCTURE FOR PRESENTATIONS:

***Hourly, Overtime, Holiday rates are NOT applicable with VES. All Gen Med providers must follow the rate structure below.

• Half-day Rate - *** flat rate for *** hour shifts or less (includes times to complete exams, submit report, including any addendums, no OT)
• Daily Rate - *** flat rate for *** hour shifts or longer (includes times to complete exams, submit report, including any addendums, no OT)
• Bonus - one time bonus of *** for completing all required training and performing first exams
• Local candidates only, travel included in rates
• Please note: Follow up administrative work will be required on a regular basis (addendums, medical opinions, and reading diagnostics) This will not be paid outside of the ½ day or full day rate***

Client does not reimburse for DMA certifications or the portal training before starting.

Best practices when recruiting providers who have
their own offices

• Obtain
  their office photos right away before you submit them to VES
• Review
  for non-compliant components so that that provider can resolve right
  way
• Feel
  free to involve me if you have questions about their office/photos
• Going
  forward, the photos Docusign form will be sent to you so that you can
  upload for provider. This will help ensure that all required photos are
  ttached and facility has been reviewed for compliance before being
  presented to VES.

Required Facility Photos

• Clinic
  Signage
• Parking
  Lot (Requirements: Designated handicap parking space visible via metal sign or painting in
  space; Must be able to see route
  wheelchair would take from parking space to front door)
• Front Entrance (Requirements:
  Must be able to see door frame and threshold; If not wheelchair accessible, ramp or elevator must be
  visible. This may not be the front entrance but a side or rear entrance).
• Suite
  Entrance - If clinic is located in building with multiple offices.
• Elevator
  - If office is on any floor other than the ground floor, we must
  see photo of elevator.
• Waiting
  Room (furniture visible)
• Exam
  Room (Requirements: Must be able to see door frame and threshold; Exam
  table with protective paper; Provider workstation (Desk/chair
  visible)).
• Handicap
  ccessible Restroom (Must be able to see door frame and threshold; At
  least one grab bar near toilet; Full view of sink and toilet).
• Fire
  Extinguisher (Requirements: Must be able to see inspection tag/expiration
  date up close, or legible manufacture date and type of extinguisher)
• Emergency
  Exits with Exit Lighting
• Single-use
  PPE & Medical Supplies
• Medical
  Instruments (e.g., blood pressure monitor)
• Building
  Emergency Evacuation Plan