Women Veteran Primary Care Physician

Comprehensive Women's Health Primary Care Physician

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS announcement. Qualified applicants will be forwarded to the hiring manager on a weekly basis. This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System (FVACHCS), and the Women's Health Service Line. The successful candidate will serve as a Comprehensive Women's Health Primary Care Physician.

The physician is expected to demonstrate advanced competencies and skills in assessing the physical and psychosocial status of patients and family members, play an active role in the multi-disciplinary health care team, promote preventive health measures, manage the acute and chronic conditions of his/her assigned panel of patients and those patients assigned to other team members when circumstances require. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Care for Acute and Chronic Illness. Care for acute and chronic illness is the routine detection and management of acute and chronic conditions commonly seen in primary care including, but not limited to; acute respiratory infection, headache and back pain, dizziness, urinary tract infection, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid disease, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, lung disease, etc.
• 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; outpatient include both scheduled and unscheduled Veterans.
• Provide Comprehensive Women's Health and Primary Care for female Veterans of all ages. Comprehensive Primary Care for Women Veterans includes gender-specific primary care screening for breast and cervical cancer and referral of abnormal findings to specialty services for appropriate follow-up, and basic contraceptive care; sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment; management of menopause-related concerns; initial evaluation and treatment of conditions such as pelvic and abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, vaginal infection, urinary incontinence, breast masses, mastitis, etc.
• Function as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary Women's Healthcare team, including nursing, pharmacy, gynecology, social work, mental health, and nutrition, providing a comprehensive team-based, healthcare delivery model.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Available to highly qualified candidates

Relocation Incentive: Available to eligible candidates.

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

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

US Department of Veterans Affairs