Internal Medicine, Charming town offers adult Primary Care opportunity in Elizabeth City, NC-no even

Job Description

Nestled in the Northeastern corner of North Carolina, Elizabeth City boasts beautiful waterfront views reflecting southern charm and hospitality! Just south of Hampton Roads, VA, it has been named one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America."

Come care for veterans as a Primary Care Physician as part of the Hampton VA Medical Center in the  Albemarle VA Outpatient Clinic as we provide the best whole-health care for veterans in an outpatient setting! The panel size for our Primary Care Physicians is typically 1200 patients, with a daily patient load of 13-totaling 30-hours a week dedicated to face-to-face care.

The following duties are required of the position; they include, but are not limited to:

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• Provides a full range of services, including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in their subspecialty.
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• Perform appropriate evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment of patients.
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• Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions in units/programs in the Hampton VA Medical Center to which they are assigned and have clinical privileges to practice, including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management.
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• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
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• Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
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• Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with the Joint Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (GARF), VA policies and procedures, clinical· practice guidelines, VISN standards, national statute regulations, medical record documentation, mandatory continuing education, and HIPAA policies.
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• Specific tasks are itemized in each physician's Credentialing and Privileging package.
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BENEFITS:
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:  unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Up to $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 restrictions on moonlighting
Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM - Monday – Friday; This position requires  no call coverage

This position is eligible for our Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) which allows for up to $200K in loan repayment over a 5-year period.