Physician (Primary Care)

Primary Care Pact Physician

The Birmingham VA Health Care System provides you with outstanding healthcare, trains America's future healthcare providers, and conducts important medical research. We provide health care services at 11 locations in Alabama. Facilities include our Birmingham VA Medical Center and 10 community-based outpatient clinics in Bessemer, Birmingham, Childersburg, Gadsden, Guntersville, Huntsville, Irondale, Jasper, Shoals, and Anniston-Oxford. Our medical center provides Veterans with comprehensive primary and specialty health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, and geriatrics. We also provide specialty care for Veterans referred from other VA facilities. Our medical center is a recognized leader in palliative care and multiple sclerosis. It's also 1 of only 13 medical centers that offer a rehabilitation center for Veterans who are blind. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Recruitment Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized

Relocation Incentive: Authorized

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 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

Statement of duties for Primary Care Pact Physician:

• Serves as a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Primary Care Provider and demonstrates advanced competencies and skills in assessing the physical and psychosocial status of patients.
• Maintains an active role in the assigned multidisciplinary health care team, promotes preventive health measures, and manages the acute and chronic conditions of assigned patients.
• Provides comprehensive assessment, diagnosis work-up, and clinic intervention.
• This includes performing comprehensive patient assessments, incorporating patient health history, performing physical examinations, and conducting patient education.
• Such care includes both scheduled and unscheduled appointments. Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm or 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday (Several standard tours of duty are available for consideration based on service line and incumbent needs) After-hours call and rounding for hospitalized patients are not required.